# As Cook case smolders, Trump has other paths to shape Fed policy team

https://mins.news/en/item/32885

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 10:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cook-case-smolders-trump-has-other-paths-shape-fed-policy-team-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8ebcbb8f08580001b66e8b

> U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to oust Federal Reserve officials and make room for his own appointees have so far been blocked by the courts and Senate political resistance. He may nonetheless have as many as four opportunities to increase his influence over the central bank’s policy committee.

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