Federal Judge Rejects Effort To Block DOGE: What It Means For Government Employees
A federal judge has refused to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal employee data or ...
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its ...
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
Here's some background on the scope of the CFPB's activities and how the agency's tenuous status might affect consumers.
‘Will only hurt our state’: NC Attorney General’s office on potential shutdown of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
As Conroy underscored, the CFPB exists to stand up for American consumers. In its tenure since the 2008 financial crisis, it ...
Consumer watchdog agency that Trump attacked is seen as a hero to many it aided
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of the White House. But to many people, it has fought abusive ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal ...
Trump arrives for President's Day visit as Washington frets about constitutional crisis
The president's arrival in his adopted home county came on the heels of another week of breakthroughs and upheaval in the ...
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Layoffs accelerate at federal agencies with more cuts to come
Federal agencies continued to lay off workers Friday. The cuts come after President Trump signed an executive order this week ...
When Musk’s Team Shows Up at Your Doorstep
The upheaval at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offers a glimpse into the playbook that Elon Musk and other Trump ...
Federal agency fires staff, calls it an error, then fires them again
The back-and-forth reflects the chaos and confusion marking President Donald Trump’s campaign to transform the federal ...
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Bessent orders halt to consumer bureau activity
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, now the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has ordered a halt to a broad swath of activity at the agency. Bessent directed CFPB staff to ...
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Trump appoints Treasury secretary as acting head of consumer protection agency
The agency said its purpose is to "increase accountability in government by consolidating consumer financial protection authorities that had existed across seven different federal agencies into one." ...