White House notice says committee will investigate whether Cook made false statements in connection with mortgages. Trump earlier tried to fire her.

President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false st

The move signaled a renewed effort to fire the Biden-appointed Fed governor as part of the president’s desire to wield more control over the central bank.

Lawyers ⁠for ⁠Federal Reserve ⁠Governor Lisa Cook said ​on Friday that if ‌a planned White House ‌hearing on ⁠allegations ⁠against her is "anything close to objective," it ​will demonstrate that Cook did not commit mortgage ​fraud and will leave no ⁠case to ⁠remove her.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to continue to intensify before making landfall late Friday or early Saturday. See latest update from Hurricane Center.

Meteorologist Mel Griffin is tracking Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season. Hurricane warnings are in effect along the northern Gulf Coast as Isaias is forecast to make landfall near Pensacola and Mobile on Friday night.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to be a dangerous hurricane through landfall late Friday or early Saturday. "Rapid intensification is a distinct possibility" as Isaias moves over the warm waters in the Gulf,

Hurricane Isaias became a major hurricane on Friday morning, moving faster and is much larger than it was 24 hours ago.

Mike Ditka, the iconic football player, Chicago Bears coach and football analyst, died at 86 years old, his family announced. ESPN was the first to report the news. No cause of death was revealed. Ditka’s larger-than-life personality made him a celebrity in the ’80s as he coached the 1985 Bears to their only Super Bowl

Mike Ditka, the legendary NFL coach who led the 1985 Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl title and later coached the New Orleans Saints for three seasons, has died. He

Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka has passed away at 86 years old. Ditka famously led the Bears to the only Super Bowl in franchise history in 1986 led by the dominant 46 defense. The team has lived on in Chicago and NFL lore — thanks to the cocky and outgoing personalities of the players — with the gruff Ditka leading the charge. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER The news was initially broken by...

The NFL world is mourning the death of Super Bowl-winning Bears coach Mike Ditka. Chicago Bears great Mike Ditka has passed away at 86. His family released a statement following his death. Many are paying tribute after legendary Bears head coach and tight end Mike Ditka passed away on Friday.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said Friday that he would defer to the Pentagon over whether to potentially broadcast the scheduled execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan on television networks.

The ⁠US will ⁠livestream the Army's ​upcoming firing squad execution ‌on December 3 ‌of Nidal ⁠Hasan, ⁠who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, ​Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree, a ​Pentagon official said, in ⁠what would ⁠be an ⁠unprecedented move.

President Donald Trump endorsed killing former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting but did not weigh in on it being livestreamed.

The Pentagon said on Thursday that ⁠it ⁠would livestream the firing squad execution of ⁠the man who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, raising ​questions about the legality of the unprecedented announcement.

President Donald Trump has selected Katie Zacharia, a conservator commentator who worked briefly at the Department of Homeland Security, as his new press secretary, multiple White House officials told CNN.

Zacharia's appointment, which follows Karoline Leavitt's departure from the ​role in August, places her in one of the administration’s most prominent public-facing positions ahead of November’s midterm congressional elections.

Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the job of White House press secretary, a White House official confirmed to the BBC. Zacharia, who currently works as a communication's adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group would become the president's sixth chief spokesperson across his two administrations.

The appointment comes nearly two months after Karoline Leavitt's departure, though the timing of Zacharia's start remains unclear.