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Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work: What to know about the agency

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting director of CFPB, ordered the federal watchdog to stop work.

Forbes on MSN · 1d

Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or perform any work tasks—a dismal sign for the bureau that has been targeted by President Donald Trump and tech billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

KTAL Shreveport on MSN · 1d

Trump administration moves to shut down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely the next federal agency on the chopping block as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue the DOGE agenda to shrink the size of the federal government.

The Independent5d

Project 2025 architect Russell Vought confirmed as head of powerful Office of Management and Budget

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as the next director of the powerful White House budget office, installing a ...

USA Today1d

Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. Vought, 48, was confirmed by a vote of 53-47 ...

The New York Times5d

Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director

Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, putting in place one of the most powerful architects of President Trump’s agenda to upend the federal bureaucracy and slash spending that the ...

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