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2 verified reports published on September 15, 2025.
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A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook before the Sept. 16–17 policy meeting. The underlying lawsuit continues.
On the same date, Trump pushed ahead with a sprawling defamation-style fight against The New York Times, part of a pattern that keeps inviting judicial skepticism and procedural trouble. Even before the eventual rebuke that came days later, the filing was already a warning sign: when your lawsuit reads like a stump speech, the courthouse is usually not the place it lands best.