White House Delays Fed Cook Hearing

The White House has delayed a planned hearing regarding mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook until December. President Trump is seeking to investigate Cook for potential removal from her post.

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook walks outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as Supreme Court justices consider U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

The United States White House delayed a planned hearing into mortgage fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook until December. The inquiry tests executive authority over independent monetary policymakers. President Donald Trump has spent more than a year attempting to remove Cook from the central bank.