Ousters at key agencies as Trump consolidates power

It is day 221 of the second Trump administration and this evening, fallout from firings at the Federal Reserve and Centers for Disease Control are in focus for all of us as President Trump tightens his control over the government. Today, Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor, he removed from the central bank's board, officially filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, as well as the Fed board and chairman himself, Jerome Powell, over her dismissal. Tomorrow morning, she will have her first hearing in the cas ...