Trump administration accused of wanting to revoke visas ‘based on speech, not conduct’ – US politics live

<p>State department reviewing records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocation</p><p><strong>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> is ratcheting up pressure on the Federal Reserve to remove governor Lisa Cook, after the economist declared she had “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/20/lisa-cook-trump-resign-fed-reserve-governor">no intention of being bullied</a>” into stepping down.</strong></p><p>Cook, who was appointed to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/federal-reserve">US central bank’s powerful</a> board of governors by Joe Biden, has been accused by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s officials of committing mortgage fraud. The allegations are unconfirmed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/22/donald-trump-administration-federal-reserve-republicans-democrats-us-politics-live">Continue reading...</a>