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What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created by Congress to protect Americans from predatory practices. Ayelet Sheffey, a senior economic policy reporter at Business Insider, joins CBS News ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
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 - Feb. 7 -
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 - Feb. 9 -
Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants
Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’. The Norwegian parliament has voted to open up protected rivers to hydropower plants, prompting fury from conservation ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Protections afforded to refugees benefit us all
Disregard for the rights of asylum seekers is the canary in the coal mine for international lawFinancial Times - 3d -
Why is Trump targeting the head of the agency that protects whistleblowers?
President Trump's administration wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on the decision to fire the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.CBS News - 2d -
Dan Marino says quarterbacks are more comfortable with today's rules protecting them
In 1984, Dan Marino obliterated the previous NFL records by passing for 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8 -
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 - Feb. 8 -
Congress should stop researching data center threats and start protecting them
It’s crucial that data center operators be prepared to counter adverse events.The Hill - Feb. 9 -
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 - Feb. 9 -
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 - Feb. 9 -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to shut down for a week: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be shut down for a week, according to multiple reports. The CFPB’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez said in a Sunday email that there would ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Indiana doctors sue to protect abortion patients' health information
A pair of Indiana doctors are trying to stop the state’s Department of Health from releasing personal information on abortion patients. Obstetrician-gynecologists Caitlin Bernard and Caroline ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Judge temporarily reinstalls fired head of whistleblower protection office
A federal judge temporarily reinstalled the head of the Office of the Special Counsel, allowing Hampton Dellinger to return to his post after he was fired Friday by President Trump. The order from ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
27 religious groups sue to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
Christian and Jewish groups — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites — are challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Religious groups sue administration to protect worship sites from immigration arrests
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans have filed a federal court lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway ...ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Can European ‘Boots on the Ground’ Help Protect Ukraine’s Security?
Deterring Russia from re-invading Ukraine, once this war ends, could require 150,000 troops and American help with air cover, intelligence and missile defense, experts say.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Investors rush to protect against Wall Street ‘volatility spikes’
US stocks have risen this year, but traders are hedging against big swings induced by Trump’s erratic policymakingFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan was simple: Abolish it entirely.NBC News - Feb. 12 -
Why India fails to protect its domestic workers despite decades of abuse
Despite the high demand for domestic workers, they remain India's most vulnerable and exploited people.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Overhauls the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The upheaval at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offers a glimpse into the playbook that Elon Musk and other Trump allies seem to be writing in real time.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
I am less protected after my rapist's conviction
Amelia Price is calling for a law change so non-harassment orders are mandatory in certain domestic abuse-related cases.BBC News - Feb. 13 -
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.The New York Times - 6d -
Ballot initiatives protecting marriage equality advancing in some states
More states are lining up in an attempt to enshrine state protections for same-sex marriage in their constitutions as some conservatives target it.ABC News - 5d -
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A judge said in a ruling Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could not terminate employees without cause, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency.NBC News - 5d -
Your CEO Brand vs. AI: How to Stay Authentic and Protected
The future of personal branding lies in finding the sweet spot between leveraging AI’s capabilities and maintaining your authentic voice.Inc. - 4d -
PM 'ready and willing' to put UK troops in Ukraine to protect peace
Sir Keir Starmer said securing a lasting peace in Ukraine was "essential" to deter Vladimir Putin from future aggression.BBC News - 3d -
How shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would impact Americans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created after the 2008 financial crisis to be an advocate for American consumers. The Trump administration is making a push to gut the agency. CBS News ...CBS News - 2d -
Embattled EV maker Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Nikola – a once popular auto startup of investors – filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to secure a buyer or raise additional funds.CNBC - 1d -
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola files for bankruptcy protection
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola is filing for for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionABC News - 1d -
Axing consumer protection bureau will leave troops vulnerable to scams, Democrats warn
Shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will leave service members who rely on the agency’s accountability initiatives less guarded from scams and financial crimes.NBC News - 6h -
Airlines look to cut consumer protections for wheelchair-using travelers
Trade group for American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United say carriers are mishandling fewer passenger wheelchairs.CBS News - 1h -
Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation
The decision is the latest in President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigrants, including people whom the Biden administration had authorized to remain in the country.The New York Times - 15m -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff told to 'stand down' from all work
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 - Feb. 10 -
Post-Super Bowl NFL Mock Draft: Browns, Giants pass on Shedeur Sanders; Chiefs get Patrick Mahomes protection
It's officially draft seasonCBS Sports - Feb. 11 -
Tenants demand protections as LA fires exacerbate housing crisis: ‘Huge source of stress’
Renters are not only facing an escalation in rent prices but also pressure to evict apartments from landlords. Wendy López, a single mother of three from Guatemala, received an eviction order the ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
After armed neo-Nazis get police protection, some Black residents in Ohio express disbelief
Some Black leaders and residents in greater Cincinnati expressed dismay after armed, masked neo-Nazis were allowed to gather on a freeway bridge without arrest.NBC News - Feb. 12
