By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates.

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Trump sought to fire Cook Aug. 25, but a federal judge ruled late Tuesday that the removal was illegal and reinstated her to the Fed’s board. Trump has accused Cook of mortgage fraud because she appeared to claim two properties as “primary residences” in July 2021, before she joined the board. Such claims can lead to a lower mortgage rate and smaller down payment than if one of them was declared as a rental property or second home. Cook has denied the charges.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the administration had not satisfied a requirement that Fed governors can only be fired “for cause,” which she said was limited to misconduct while in office. Cook did not join the Fed’s board until 2022.

In their emergency appeal, Trump’s lawyers argued that even if the conduct occurred before her time as governor, her alleged actions “indisputably calls into question Cook’s trustworthiness and whether she can be a responsible steward of the interest rates and economy.”

They asked an appeals court to issue an emergency decision reversing the lower court by Monday. The Fed begins its next meeting Tuesday, and will announce a decision on interest rates on Wednesday. The central bank is almost certain to reduce its benchmark rate at that meeting by a quarter-point, to about 4.1%.

The Vikings will be without linebacker Blake Cashman and running back Ty Chandler on Sunday night against Atlanta after placing both players on injured reserve on Thursday.

Minnesota Vikings running back Ty Chandler (32) during warmups before the start of a NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

It’s a hamstring injury for Cashman that occurred Monday night at Soldier Field when he was trying to chase down quarterback Caleb Williams near the sideline. Chandler suffered a knee injury on the opening kickoff, yet still finished the game.

The decision to place Cashman and Chandler on injured reserve means they are required to miss a minimum of four games. They won’t be eligible to return until the Vikings host the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 19.

The loss of Cashman has a ripple effect on the defense, as he typically serves as the hub of communication in the huddle. In the absence of Cashman, veteran linebacker Eric Wilson will fill that role for the foreseeable future.

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When Rocco Baldelli made the pitch to his team last month, imploring them to be more aggressive on the base paths, the Twins manager admits he didn’t know what would come of it. Three weeks later, he could safely say “it’s gone even better than I expected.”

One of the worst base-running teams in the majors over recent years, the Twins’ new style of play has catapulted them to among the best. Since Baldelli had this discussion with his team, the Twins have swiped 30 bases, second in the majors to just the New York Mets. Their baserunning runs above average is first in the majors in that time period, per FanGraphs.

While no individual game result holds all that much importance as the fourth-place Twins, who will return to Target Field to host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, play out the rest of their season, there’s plenty within those individual games that does matter. Changing their style of play dramatically, for example, is something that will carry on well beyond the final few weeks of this season.

“It’s exciting to be able to showcase your speed or just baseball IQ, really, because you don’t have to have speed to steal bases,” third baseman Royce Lewis said. “It’s just having baseball IQ, knowing when to go, when to get a jump on a guy, on a pitcher, just paying attention to the game more.”

Lewis has seven stolen bases this season, a new career high. All but one have come since Baldelli’s talk with his team.

Everyone’s getting in on the action — it’s not just some of the team’s more traditional base-stealing threats such as Byron Buxton or Luke Keaschall. Right fielder Matt Wallner stole three stolen bases late last month in a span of two games.

“When you’ve got a guy like Wallner, who you’re obviously worried about when he’s in the box, now you have to worry about when he’s out of the box and that gives a lot more opportunity to guys that are in the box, now,” utilityman Austin Martin said. “(Pitchers are) putting the pressure on themselves, worried about the running game; then they make a mistake over the plate. So, it all correlates with each other. I’ve honestly been impressed with how well we’ve done it.”

And it goes beyond just stealing bases.

Baldelli has said multiple times that he wants his team to be the best at going from first to third in the game, for example. The Twins want players dialed in on how they can make smart and aggressive decisions on the bases. And sure, it may come with a few more outs on the bases, but it’s a learning process.

Implementing this style of play has helped players stay “more engaged in the game,” Martin said, as they become more reliant on their own instincts to make decisions on the bases rather than a sign from the dugout.

“It challenges them to think. It puts the onus on them,” Baldelli said. “(Giving) guys an opportunity and space to make decisions on their own has really brought out a lot of really good things.”

And, players say, it’s simply a more fun style of play.

“We’ve got the green light, and three weeks later we’re the best baserunning team in the league,” Martin said. “It just goes to show what we’ve had in the clubhouse and how it’s kind of been suppressed a little bit. Now that guys are playing with more free rein, just feeling like they’re allowed to just play the game their way, I think it’s showing a lot of production.”

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA, Associated Press

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Thursday voted to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat, in a ruling that will deepen political divisions and likely prompt a backlash from the United States government.

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The far-right politician who governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022 was found guilty on five counts by three members of a five-justice panel. The latest to rule was Cármen Lúcia on Thursday, a day after another justice, Luiz Fux, disagreed and voted to acquit the ex-president of all charges.

There is only one pending justice to vote.

Once all five justices have voted, the panel will decide on Bolsonaro’s sentence, which could amount to decades in prison. The 70-year-old former president is currently under house arrest.

His lawyers have said that they will appeal the verdict to the full Supreme Court of 11 justices.

Bolsonaro, who has denied any wrongdoing, has not attended the court and has sent his lawyers.

The trial has been followed by a divided society, with people backing the process against the former president, while others still support him. Some have taken to the streets to back the far-right leader.

Bolsonaro’s trial got renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump linked a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally’s legal situation, calling it a “ witch hunt.” Observers say the U.S. might announce new sanctions against Brazil after the trial, further straining their fragile diplomatic relations.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case, said Tuesday that Bolsonaro was the leader of a coup plot and of a criminal organization, and voted in favor of convicting him.

Despite his legal woes, Bolsonaro remains a powerful political player in Brazil.

The far-right politician had been previously banned from running for office until 2030 in a separate case. He is expected to choose an heir who is likely to challenge President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva next year.

The ruling may push Bolsonaro’s allied lawmakers to seek some amnesty for him through Congress.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

BRASILIA (AP) — Brazil ‘s Supreme Court is to deliver Thursday the final two votes by its justices on former President Jair Bolsonaro alleged coup attempt — votes that could send the far-right politician to prison within weeks and deeply impact the nation’s politics.

Three out of the five judges have voted so far, with the score 2-1 in favor of a guilty verdict on all five charges for the ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Justice Cármen Lúcia will be the first to vote. If she follows — as she has in the past — the ruling by the main judge in the case, Justice Alexandre de Moraes, she would tip the scales for Bolsonaro’s conviction. Justice Cristiano Zanin will be the last to vote.

The 70-year-old Bolsonaro faces accusations he attempted to illegally hang onto power after his 2022 electoral defeat to current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Prosecutors charged Bolsonaro with a total of five charges, They include attempting to stage a coup, being part of an armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, as well as being implicated in violence and posing a serious threat to the state’s assets and listed heritage.

Since the trial began in 2023, Lúcia has followed de Moraes in almost every decision. Zanin, who is Lula’s former attorney, has also sided with de Moraes in most convictions so far, but disagreed with him on penalties he deemed too harsh for other participants in the coup plot.

Justice Luiz Fux on Wednesday disagreed with his two peers who voted a day earlier, on Tuesday, saying there was not enough evidence against Bolsonaro in any of the charges. Fux took more than 13 hours to explain his vote before the panel of justices — and despite what appeared to be upset looks from other justices, there were no challenges to his lengthy delivery.

On related issues, Fux ruled against two allies of the former president. He helped form a majority decision against former aid-de-camp Mauro Cid and former chief of staff Walter Braga Netto on the charge of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.

If Bolsonaro is found guilty, a full debate on sentencing is expected for Friday. After that, the embattled former leader could face increased pressure to pick a political heir to likely challenge Lula in the general elections next year. A conviction could also compel allied lawmakers to seek some amnesty for the former president through Congress.

In 2023, Brazil ’s top electoral court barred Bolsonaro from running in elections until 2030 over what the court said was his abuse of power.

Fux had previously also lobbied that the Supreme Court throw out the Bolsonaro case, arguing that it was not within its jurisdiction. That stance gives the far-right former leader a higher chance in a future appeal and also opens way for him to score political points with supporters.

Legal experts say the panel’s jurisprudence requires at least two dissenting votes in a trial like Bolsonaro’s so that he could appeal to the full, 11-justice Supreme Court.

Sá Pessoa reported from Sao Paulo.