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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff told to work remotely as headquarters is shuttered
CFPB employees were told Sunday to work remotely because their Washington, D.C., headquarters would be closed through Feb. 14, according to a memo.CNBC - 2h -
Russ Vought orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work
The development came after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, gained access to the CFPB and began a thorough review.CBS News - 3h -
Acting CFPB Chief Closes HQ, Stops Supervision
The decision to shutter the office comes less than 24 hours after Trump’s acting CFPB chief suspended all activities.Inc. - 3h -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ordered to Cease Activity
In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”The New York Times - 6h -
CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership
Russell Vought is now at the helm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Inc. - 19h -
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts of bureau activity
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity as the bureau's acting ...NBC News - 21h -
Why People Act So Weirdly at Airports
Time and boundaries dissolve in these spaces while people become charged with stress, anxiety, and excitement. Throw in a drink or two, and it’s no wonder people aren’t themselves.Wired - 1d -
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.Wired - 2d -
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other areas affecting Americans’ financial lives.The New York Times - 2h -
Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week
The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, telling agency employees to halt nearly all ...The New York Times - 3h -
Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies. Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer ...The Guardian - 9h -
Vought seeks to halt actions at CFPB
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is quickly seeking to crack down on the activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), preventing it from drawing down more ...The Hill - 11h -
Trump accelerates Guantánamo Bay migrant directive: What to know
Trump administration officials are rapidly moving forward with President Trump’s directive to turn Guantánamo Bay into a facility that could hold up to 30,000 migrants who are being deported from ...The Hill - 14h -
Super Bowl 2025: Eagles' Brandon Graham activated from injured reserve for championship bout vs. Chiefs
Philly's vet is back for the biggest game of the year after tearing his triceps in Week 12CBS Sports - 1d -
Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems.The New York Times - 1d -
Gatland vows to fight on as Wales head coach
Wales slump to their 14th consecutive defeat with the latest loss to Italy in Rome.BBC News - 1d -
Trump halts aid to South Africa citing new land law
President Trump signed an executive order formally halting all aid to South Africa and urged his Cabinet to come up with a resettlement program for Afrikaners who he claims "are victims of unjust ...The Hill - 1d -
DOGE rooted into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as new acting head named
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.CBS News - 1d -
Democrats call stop work order at CFPB 'illegal'
Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after employees with Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump appoints controversial NOAA head
This week, President Trump nominated atmospheric scientist Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In Trump's first term, Jacobs was the agency's acting leader and ...CBS News - 1d -
Former top NOAA scientist under Trump issues a "Sharpie-gate" warning
Craig McLean said many scientists "are worried about President Donald Trump's return to office — after he undermined science in his first term."CBS News - 1d -
Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference says it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia ...ABC News - 1d -
Trump dismisses head of the National Archives
President Donald Trump dismissed the head of the National Archives, a White House official said, following through on a vow last month to dismiss Colleen Shogan.NBC News - 1d -
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Trump issues sanctions against the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is condemning President Trump's recent executive order imposing sanctions on the body. Meanwhile, Hamas released the names of three Israeli hostages that it plans ...CBS News - 2d -
Wiggins issues heartfelt goodbye to Warriors in IG post
Former Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins issued a heartfelt goodbye to Golden State in a post on Instagram after being traded to the Miami Heat earlier this week.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.The New York Times - 3d -
Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program
The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations, according to a memo obtained by WIRED.Wired - 3d -
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief
Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.Politico - 3d -
Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said.The New York Times - 3d -
The drive at 65: Frank Fleming heading to Florida for Modified Tour opener at New Smyrna Speedway
Every February, Frank Fleming takes a trip to New Smyrna Beach, Florida. For several years, that vacation included racing a Modified during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New ...Yahoo Sports - 3d
