Trump pick, official targeted for ouster attend Fed meeting

After a late-night vote and lastminute ruling, the Federal Reserve began a key meeting on interest rate policy Tuesday with both a new Trump administration appointee and an official the White House has targeted for removal.

- BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

GOVERNOR Lisa Cook, shown in June, has run afoul of the White House in its bid to reshape the Fed.

Stephen Miran, a top White House economist who was confirmed by the Senate with unusual speed late Monday, was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the Fed's board of governors. He will vote on the Fed's interest rate decision on Wednesday, when the central bank is expected to reduce its key rate by a quarter-point. Miran may dissent in favor of a larger cut.