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At Spelman College in Atlanta, Lisa Cook is the “personification of excellence,” said Darlene Smith-Garner, a 2023 graduate of the historically Black women’s college, where Cook also studied. “We see her as one of our great alumnae, a model,” Smith-Garner said. “To get where she is, she had to overcome a lot and fight. And that’s what she will do …

Padilla for governor? California senator leaves the door open  Politico Sen. Alex Padilla not ruling out a 2026 run for California governor  Sacramento Bee Playbook: Cooking up a storm  Politico What tea will Newsom, Padilla spill on our stage?  Politico Padilla sidesteps questions about a possible run for governor, says he is focused on redistricting  Los Angeles Times Source link

White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett prepares to give a live television interview at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook should go on leave from the central bank even as she plans to …

Eli Lilly Rises on Weight-Loss Pill Trial Results 14 minutes ago Eli Lilly (LLY) shares rose Tuesday morning as results from a new study moved the drugmaker closer to applying for approval of its experimental weight-loss pill. Lilly reported a Phase 3 trial of its oral GLP-1 treatment, orforglipron, met primary and key secondary goals in reducing weight for adults who were …

The Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has hit back at Donald Trump for commenting on his weight, saying the Republican president is himself “not in good shape” amid escalating tension over the possible deployment of the national guard on the streets of Chicago. Trump said on Monday that Pritzker “ought to spend more time in the gym”. While successfully …

Stock Market Today: Dow Wavers After Trump Moves to Oust Fed Governor Cook— Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Trump’s firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook tests Supreme Court’s limits on presidential power  CNN ‘The flimsiest of unproven pretexts’: Democrats say Trump’s attempt to fire Fed governor is illegal  Politico Trump Administration Live Updates: Lutnick Keeps Up White House Attacks on Fed Governor  The New …

Dollar steadies after jolt from Trump’s ouster of Fed governor  Reuters Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall as Trump ousts Fed governor  Yahoo Finance Trump’s crusade against the Federal Reserve will be self-defeating  The Economist What Trump’s firing of Fed governor means for central bank’s independence  The Guardian Dollar Falls With Treasuries as Trump Seeks to Oust Fed’s Cook  Bloomberg.com Source link

WASHINGTON ― Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has kept a lower profile than most potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders. Recently, though, the 46-year-old veteran and first Black governor of Maryland has turned up the heat against President Donald Trump, slamming his federal takeover of Washington, D.C., and other cities, mocking him for repeatedly avoiding the military draft during the Vietnam War, …

Trump moves to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook  The Washington Post Trump says he has fired Fed governor Lisa Cook. She says she will ‘continue to carry out’ duties  CNN ‘Unprecedented’: Donald Trump moves on the Federal Reserve  Financial Times Trump says he is firing Fed’s Cook over mortgage loan allegations  Reuters Trump tells Fed’s Lisa Cook she’s fired; she says ‘he has …

President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank. In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed to Cook in which he informed her of his decision to remove her from the bank’s …