[Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Votes for Rate Hike After Trump's Two Attempts to Remove Her from Board] BlockBeats reports that on October 29th, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook unexpectedly voted to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, contradicting the Fed's decision to maintain rates at 3.75%–4.00%. This is Cook's first dissenting vote since joining the Fed in 2022. This also coincides with President Trump's second attempt to remove Cook from the Fed's board, after his previous effort was blocked by the Supreme Court.