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How Trump Is Forcing Foes to Pay Up

President Trump is getting universities, trading partners and law firms to agree to spend big on his terms, often to end fights he picked.

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President Trump insisted on securing a $200 million payment in negotiations with Columbia University on top of the policy changes it had already committed to make.
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Trump Calls for Fed Governor Lisa Cook to Resign Amid Campaign to Remake Central Bank

The administration accused the official, Lisa Cook, of mortgage fraud and said it would refer the matter for criminal investigation.

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Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at an event at Spelman College in Atlanta in 2023.
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