Trump 2nd term live updates: Gabbard confirmed as director of national intelligence
The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence by a vote of 52-48 on Wednesday.
Trump wants to shut the CFPB. So what does this consumer agency do?
The Trump administration's Feb. 8 order that employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau halt much of their work ...
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CFPB ordered to pause work and congressional Democrats react
On January 31, the CFPB announced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Acting Director. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Bessent sent an ...
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CFPB orders workers to stay home; union responds with two lawsuits
On February 9, the CFPB ordered approximately 1,700 employees to stay home after Acting Director Russ Vought instructed the agency to halt ...
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, ...
With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His ‘X Money’ Vision
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his ...
Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency
A group of 191 House and Senate Democrats sent a letter to Russell Vought, the newly installed director of the Office of ...
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CFPB shutdown raises questions for consumer oversight
A stop-work order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's newly appointed acting director Russell Vought has created uncertainty about the future of consumer-oriented enforcement activity.
The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will ...