Fed Up: Lisa Cook Refuses to Be Fired

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In a dramatic confrontation, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors disputes President Trump’s authority to fire her. Drugmaker Eli Lilly claims a GLP-1 is on track for FDA approval after a successful trial. And while Indiana Republicans consider a new congressional map, a judge tells Utah to examine their current one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.0	It's Wednesday, August 27th.
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0:53.5	Does he have the firing power?
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0:59.0	President Trump declares he's fired a voting member of the Fed, but she's not leaving.
1:04.4	This is a body that's supposed to be pretty protected.
1:07.4	Is this careful White House oversight or a scheme to fix interest rates? If you thought these drugs were popular now, just wait.
1:14.6	It would make a huge difference to a lot of people.
1:17.6	A drug maker says it's ready to start making a GLP1 pill. And just because you draw a new congressional map doesn't make it legal.
1:25.6	The district court's looking at that and saying, you got to redo this.
1:28.8	As President Trump asks Republicans to press their advantage, a judge says one state has
1:33.7	already overreached.
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