Trump sets a November 5 hearing on whether to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook
President Trump named a three-member committee to recommend whether there is cause to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The memo, dated October 7 and released October 9, sets a closed, four-hour hearing at the White House on November 5. Cook gets the evidence beforehand and a chance to answer it. In June the Supreme Court let her stay in office while her challenge continues, saying she had been denied the procedural protections the law entitles her to, SCOTUSblog reports. Her lawyer called the allegations "unfounded and untrue" in August, according to the same report.
Nearly 1 million new grazing acres accepted into conservation program
The Agriculture Department accepted offers on nearly 1 million new acres of Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land this year. Ranchers can keep most grazing and haying on it, and the department says the aim is rebuilding the cattle herd. Separately, about $1.8 billion in routine annual CRP rent goes out to landowners for 2026.
Up to $27.8 million to help older adults avoid falls
One in four older adults falls every year. The Department of Health and Human Services announced up to $27.8 million over three years for prevention, pairing screening by health care providers with a community strength and balance program. Most of the money goes to organizations in eight states.
At 95, a Gold Star mother still works the desk at her son's hospital
A Veterans Affairs feature profiles Georgie Carter-Krell, 95, who still volunteers at the Miami medical center named for her son. Marine Private First Class Bruce W. Carter was killed in Vietnam at 19 after throwing himself on a grenade, and received the Medal of Honor. She pushed for the whole hospital to carry his name, and it did in 2008.