Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from Fed board

The White House campaign to unseat Ms Cook marks an unprecedented bid to reshape the Fed board, which was designed to be largely independent from day-to-day politics

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook. Picture: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

The Republican administration turned to the high court after an appeals court refused to go along with ousting Ms Cook, part of US President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape the Fed’s seven-member governing board and strike a blow at its independence.