the Fed
noun
US, informal
: the group of officials (the Federal Reserve Board) who control the U.S. government's central banking system (the Federal Reserve System).
The Fed has decided to cut interest rates.
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Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed's governing board, was appointed in 2022 by President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell, a co-defendant in Cook’s case, has chosen to attend the oral arguments along with the Fed’s head lawyer, in what experts describe as an unusual show of support.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Cook will remain in her job at the Fed while the court is deliberating.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Increasingly vocal Trump has gotten increasingly vocal about controlling the Fed.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell, a co-defendant in Cook’s case, has chosen to attend the oral arguments along with the Fed’s head lawyer, in what experts describe as an unusual show of support.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Cook will remain in her job at the Fed while the court is deliberating.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Increasingly vocal Trump has gotten increasingly vocal about controlling the Fed.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
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