Russ Vought orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work
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Union sues Consumer Bureau head over DOGE access and attempts to shutter agency
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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 - 1d -
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Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
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Vought seeks to halt actions at CFPB
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Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt parts of bureau activity
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DOGE rooted into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as new acting head named
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Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
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