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 ...

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Musk Team’s Treasury Access Raises Security Fears, Despite Judge’s Ordered Halt

A judge ruled Saturday that the activities of Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting effort risk “the disclosure of sensitive and confidential information” and render them “more vulnerable than before ...

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CFPB Workers Protest New Leadership

Russell Vought is now at the helm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Inc. - 2d

TotalEnergies urges Europe to seek LNG deal with Trump

Chief executive Pouyanné said a long-term deal with the US was necessary to guarantee energy security

Financial Times - 2d

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 ...

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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 - 2d

R. Kelly accusers file petition seeking $9M singer still owes

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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 - 2d

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 ...

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Starboard pushes an open door at Becton Dickinson as company seeks to separate its biosciences unit

Activist Starboard took a position in Becton Dickinson, calling for the company to sell its life sciences business. The company aims to do just that.

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USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn

Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about Gaza after President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Bucknell Bison take on the Army Black Knights, seek 4th straight victory

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Bracketology Bubble Watch: North Carolina, Indiana, Arkansas among teams near cut line in action Saturday

CBS Sports Bracketology Expert Jerry Palm breaks down the teams on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament

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Trump Executive Order Halts Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of Afrikaner Landowners

The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.

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Imprisoned 'Chrisley Knows Best' couple to seek pardons from Trump

The imprisoned reality television couple known for the TV show “Chrisley Knows Best” will seek pardons from President Donald Trump following their convictions in a scheme to defraud banks out of ...

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Family files lawsuit seeking to halt sales of Galaxy Gas and other nitrous oxide after woman's death

Nitrous oxide sold in colorful tanks with candy-like flavors that consumers are inhaling to get high is creating a “veritable national health crisis,” a lawsuit says.

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Chiefs seek first Super Bowl three-peat, but don't forget the 1960s Green Bay Packers

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Japan’s Prime Minister Will Seek to Preserve Status Quo at Summit With Trump

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is hoping for reassurances Friday that the alliance is still strong. But in this White House, even a meet-and-greet can be a gamble.

The New York Times - 4d

NBA trade deadline team grades: Lakers, Cavs, Spurs score high marks for bold moves in action-filled market

Let's try to make sense of a wild NBA trade deadline.

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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 - 4d

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

'Border czar' threatens military action if cartels target troops at border

"Border czar" Tom Homan said he expects to use the U.S. military if Mexican cartels target American troops on the border.

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Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge

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