Trump launches new investigation into Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump has established a three-member investigative committee to review allegations of mortgage fraud against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. This renewed effort comes weeks before congressional elections and follows an earlier Supreme Court ruling that blocked his previous attempt to fire Cook. The committee includes the assistant to the president for economic policy, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the director of the Office of Government Ethics. An in-person hearing is scheduled for November 5 at the White House, where Cook will be examined on her mortgage applications from 2021 that listed two properties as her primary residence. Trump argues it is his duty to ensure subordinates are truthful and follow the law, but lawyers representing Cook maintain there is no legal basis for firing her based on these allegations.