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🗞️ Story file #276

Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed's Lisa Cook

Oct 9, 11 AM ET to Oct 9, 5 PM ET · 2 outlets not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 9, 11 AM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
  2. Oct 9, 5 PM ETpeak: on 29 front pages

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Oct 9, 12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM1429leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 9, 11 AM to Oct 9, 5 PM ET (peak 29), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 9, 12 PM2 PM4 PMBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: White House Forms Committee to Probe Federal Reserve’s Cook The fight to oust Cook has already gone to the Supreme Court in a case revolving around the president’s powers to reshape the Fed.Bloomberg, Oct 9, 1:00 PM ET: White House to Hold Its Own Hearing on Claims Against Fed’s Cook The fight to oust Cook has already gone to the Supreme Court in a case revolving around the president’s powers to reshape the Fed.Bloomberg, Oct 9, 5:00 PM ET: Explainer Can Trump’s New Bid to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook Succeed? What to Know.NBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: BREAKING: Trump establishes panel to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook in latest attempt to fire herNBC News, Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET: Trump establishes panel to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook in latest attempt to fire herNew York TimesNew York TimesNew York Times, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Trump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Lisa CookHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Trump Launches Committee To Probe Fed’s Lisa Cook, White House SaysHuffPost, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump Launches Committee To Investigate Fed’s Lisa CookFinancial TimesFinancial TimesFinancial Times, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Donald Trump launches committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa CookFinancial Times, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump launches committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa CookNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s mortgage fraud statementsAxiosAxiosAxios, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Trump orders new investigation of Fed's Lisa CookAPAPAP, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire herThe Washington SunThe Washington SunThe Washington Sun, Oct 9, 11:00 AM ET: Trump Is Renewing His Effort to Oust the Federal Reserve's Lisa CookMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump Creates Committee to Probe Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for Mortgage FraudReutersReutersReuters, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump to hold inquiry into Fed's Lisa Cook at White HouseReuters, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump renews bid to fire Fed's Cook with fresh White House inquiryThe IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump finds newest way to go after Lisa Cook with investigative ‘committee’ despite Supreme Court rulingABC NewsABC NewsABC News, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump announces committee to investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa CookThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa CookWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump redoubles effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook with new investigative committeeWashington Examiner, Oct 9, 1:00 PM ET: Trump redoubles effort to fire Lisa Cook with new investigative committeeWashington Examiner, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump redoubles effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook with new committeeWashington Examiner, Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET: Trump redoubles effort to fire Fed governor Lisa CookCBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump creates committee to investigate Fed's Lisa CookCNBCCNBCCNBC, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed's Lisa CookCNBC, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: What is the committee Trump created to dig into the Fed's Lisa Cook?NewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump Establishes Committee to Investigate Fed's Lisa CookNewsmax, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump Establishes Panel to Investigate Fed's CookNewsmax, Oct 9, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Sets Panel to Probe Fed's Lisa CookIJRIndependent Journal ReviewIndependent Journal Review, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump Forms Committee to Probe Fed’s CookThe New RepublicThe New RepublicThe New Republic, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump Ramps Up Crusade Against the Fed’s Lisa Cook With New InquiryThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 9, 12:00 PM ET: Trump establishes ‘committee of inquiry’ for Federal Reserve member Lisa ...The Hill, Oct 9, 1:00 PM ET: Trump establishes ‘committee of inquiry’ for Federal Reserve member Lisa CookFox NewsFox NewsFox News, Oct 9, 1:00 PM ET: Trump sets up committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegationsPunchbowl NewsPunchbowl NewsPunchbowl News, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Donald Trump tries another path to ousting Lisa Cook Trump signed an executive order Friday directing the attorney general and other government officials to investigate Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook. Vault Finance + EconomyMarketWatchMarketWatchMarketWatch, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump ramps up battle to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook. Her lawyers say there’s no basis to remove her.The Gateway PunditThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump Escalates Effort to Oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Launches Investigation Into Allegations of Mortgage FraudMother JonesMother JonesMother Jones, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump Tries—Yet Again—to Fire Fed Governor Lisa CookThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: Trump Forms Committee to Probe Federal Reserve’s Lisa CookThe FederalistThe FederalistThe Federalist, Oct 9, 3:00 PM ET: After SCOTUS Setback, Trump Renews Bid To Remove Federal Reserve’s Lisa CookWSJThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal, Oct 9, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Announces White House Hearing to Investigate Fed’s Lisa Cook
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💬 quoted: “committee of inquiry” 2

🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 trump forms committee 🐘 trump sets

✏️ 9 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • Bloomberg (3 wordings): “White House Forms Committee to Probe Federal Reserve’s Cook The fight to oust Cook has already gone to the Supreme Court in a case revolving around the president’s powers to reshape the Fed.” → “Explainer Can Trump’s New Bid to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook Succeed? What to Know.”
  • CNBC (2 wordings): “Trump appoints committee to investigate statements by the Fed's Lisa Cook” → “What is the committee Trump created to dig into the Fed's Lisa Cook?”
  • Financial Times (2 wordings): “Donald Trump launches committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook” → “Trump launches committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook”
  • HuffPost (2 wordings): “Trump Launches Committee To Probe Fed’s Lisa Cook, White House Says” → “Trump Launches Committee To Investigate Fed’s Lisa Cook”
  • NBC News (2 wordings): “BREAKING: Trump establishes panel to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook in latest attempt to fire her” → “Trump establishes panel to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook in latest attempt to fire her”
  • Newsmax (3 wordings): “Trump Establishes Committee to Investigate Fed's Lisa Cook” → “Trump Sets Panel to Probe Fed's Lisa Cook”
  • Reuters (2 wordings): “Trump to hold inquiry into Fed's Lisa Cook at White House” → “Trump renews bid to fire Fed's Cook with fresh White House inquiry”
  • The Hill (2 wordings): “Trump establishes ‘committee of inquiry’ for Federal Reserve member Lisa ...” → “Trump establishes ‘committee of inquiry’ for Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook”
  • Washington Examiner (4 wordings): “Trump redoubles effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook with new investigative committee” → “Trump redoubles effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook”
Every outlet's first headline (29), left to right by AllSides rating

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🗣️ names in it: Donald Trump Federal Reserve Lisa Cook White House Supreme Court

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