WASHINGTON — In a sign of how unusual this week's Federal Reserve meeting is, the decision it will make on interest rates — usually the main event — is just one of the key unknowns to be resolved when officials gather Tuesday and Wednesday.
For now, it's not even clear who will be there. Late Monday, the Senate narrowly confirmed Stephen Miran , a top White House economic aide whom Trump nominated to fill a vacancy on the Fed’s board, which now gives Miran a seat at the table during the Fed meeting.
Then there's Lisa Cook, an embattled governor who Trump is trying to remove from office. An appeals court ruled Monday that Cook can remain in her role, which means she, too, will be at the meeting. But the Trump administration is expected to quickly turn to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch