President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, at which the Fed voted to cut interest rates.

As the Fed meets, we examine the nation’s economic health.

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As the Fed meets, we examine the nation’s economic health.

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The decision came the day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting at which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates.

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Ten Democratic senators called on the Senate Banking Committee to hold hearings into the role that financial institutions may have played in enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes.

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