The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo
President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions. The ...
Why the Project 2025 guy is suddenly advocating for a fintech accused of deceiving customers
It’s taken just a few weeks in office, but the Trump administration’s apparent vision for economic populism is coming into ...
CFPB leaders and Musk's DOGE plan to fire nearly all staff and wind down agency, employees say
Employees testified that CFPB leaders and Elon Musk’s DOGE want to wind down the agency to five employees, the minimum ...
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Russell Vought Wants to Burn the Government Down
Once upon a time, Donald Trump became the GOP standard bearer by indicating he would be a different kind of Republican. He ...
CFPB, Baltimore Probed Over Vought's Threatened Funding Freeze
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the city of Baltimore butted heads and faced skeptical questions from a federal ...
Democratic senator presses Trump CFPB nominee: ‘Who’s really going to be in charge?’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressed President Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over who ...
Consumer Bureau Drops Lawsuit Against Capital One
The move, on a suit that had accused the bank of tricking customers, was one of several dismissals ordered by Trump officials ...
Democrats grill consumer watchdog nominee as Trump vows to dismantle agency
Jonathan McKernan, who was nominated by Trump to lead the CFPB, told the Senate Banking Committee during his hearing that the ...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won't be deleted, Trump administration says
One of the CFPB's rules last year capped credit card fees at $8, but a federal judge put it on hold after business lobbyists ...
Trump administration lawyers deny plans to dismantle consumer watchdog
The Trump administration denied allegations Monday that it aims to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
The Latest: Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs
The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid ...
Vought promises a more ‘streamlined’ CFPB in announcement bureau will remain open
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau acting director Russell Vought said the agency will not close. “The predicate to running a ...