Trump asks appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook before next week's Fed meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump and Lisa Cook, governor of the U.S. Federal ReserveLawyers for President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to let his bid to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook take effect before the central bank's rate-setting committee meets next week.The request to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came two days after a lower-court judge blocked Trump from removing Cook from her post while her lawsuit proceeds.The Federal Open Market ...