The Trump administration pledged on Wednesday to continue its legal fight to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after the US Supreme Court blocked her dismissal and scheduled a full hearing for January 2026.

“President Trump lawfully removed Lisa Cook for cause,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement. “We look forward to ultimate victory after presenting our oral arguments before the Supreme Court in January.”

In its short order, the Supreme Court said it would “defer” Trump’s request for Cook’s immediate removal, meaning she remains on the Fed’s Board of Governors until the case is decided. Lisa Cook responds

Cook, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022 as the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, has said she will not step down. “I will no

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