Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, fighting U.S. President Donald Trump's unprecedented effort to fire her from the central bank, has tapped a prominent Washington lawyer who launched a new firm this year to represent officials targeted by the Republican president.

Trump's attempt to oust the Fed's Governor is over accusations Cook made false statements on mortgage agreements. It's an accusation he's made before.

Betting markets don’t see a high chance that President Donald Trump will manage to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, following Trump’s announcement late Monday that he had fired her while accusing her of mortgage fraud.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders in the Oval Office targeting cashless bail and flag-burning.Trump later said he is removing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board Governor, from her position.

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to push Washington, D.C., and other localities to end cashless bail for arrested suspects, threatening to withhold federal funding from cities that fail to end the program.

The Trump administration is moving to end cashless bail policies in Washington D.C. and across the country as part of broader crime reduction efforts.

President Donald Trump on Monday said he is still prepared to order National Guard troops to American cities besides the nation's capital, but that he wanted local officials to request his help. The comments come after Trump threatened Chicago as the next city he would target after his administration's federal takeover of Washington,