Trump fires director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.

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The administration has not announced a replacement for the head of the CFPB.
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The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced his departure on Saturday, becoming the latest Biden administration holdover official to be ousted by the Trump administration. ...
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Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra

Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.
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Trump to end protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans

President Donald Trump's administration revoked a temporary protected status extension for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. NBC News' George Solis speaks with individuals worried about their future.
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Cruz to revive push to abolish government consumer protection agency

Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Cruz has unsuccessfully tried to disassemble the agency in the ...
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President Trump's media company to expand into financial services

Trump Media & Technology Group's share value surged following the announcement it's expanding into financial services.
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Trump Media surges after expansion into financial services including crypto and ETFs

The company said it expects to launch products and services under the Truth.Fi brand, including its own investment vehicles, later this year.
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Trump and Hegseth are gutting the military’s protection of civilians in combat

Hegseth has made plain that his goal is to enhance the unbridled “lethality” of American military forces without handcuffs imposed by the law of armed conflict.
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Trump revokes temporary protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans

New DHS secretary Kristi Noem ends extension that allows people to stay if they cannot return safely to home country. The Trump administration has revoked an extension of deportation protections ...
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Trump administration cancels deportation protection extension for Venezuelans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has suspended deportation protections to roughly 600,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S., reversing an extension provided under the Biden administration. The ...
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Trump Is Eyeing Greenland. His Commerce Nominee Has Financial Ties There.

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Trump Officials Revoke Biden’s Extension of Protections for Venezuelans

The Biden administration had extended protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. The cancellation of the extension could open them up to deportation in the coming months.
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Underinsured face financial uncertainty after losing homes in LA fires

The total cost of rebuilding homes in the L.A.-area fires will outpace what underinsured owners' insurance policies can afford.
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Inflation Isn’t Trump’s Primary Concern. Here’s What That Means for Consumer Prices

Despite Trump’s flurry of executive orders, none touched on inflation or consumer costs.
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Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director

The decision would close an unprecedented leadership gap at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CBS News - Jan. 23
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director

The Senate voted to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director approving the second high-level appointment for the Trump administration.
NBC News - Jan. 24
Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Sees Good in QAnon and Evil in the Bureau

Kash Patel’s public comments on the QAnon conspiracy theory suggests he sees its adherents more as an audience to be courted rather than an ideology to follow.
The New York Times - Jan. 23
John Ratcliffe sworn in as Trump's CIA director

Vice President JD Vance swore in John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Trump's administration. This comes after the Senate voted 74-25 to approve the former congressman.
NBC News - Jan. 23
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as Trump's CIA director

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team ...
The Hill - Jan. 23
Trump names agent Sean Curran as Secret Service director

President Trump on Wednesday tapped Sean Curran to serve as the director of the Secret Service, elevating a long-time agent who was protecting Trump during an assassination attempt last July. "Sean ...
The Hill - Jan. 23
The fires consuming Los Angeles are just the beginning

You can’t even call the LA fires a warning shot. Rather, they are merely the latest episode in a rapidly unfolding story.
The Hill - Jan. 22
Former Trump adviser says Bolton ‘should be protected’

Former Trump senior adviser David Urban said he thinks former national security adviser John Bolton “should be protected” after President Trump revoked his Secret Service protection. “I don’t know ...
The Hill - Jan. 22
Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report

New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on record. After enduring its worst drought on record in 2024, Brazil closed the year with ...
The Guardian - Jan. 22
Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

Banks, asset managers and industry groups move to accommodate US president’s anti-net zero stance. The second Trump administration is expected to strike a blow to efforts to align the global ...
The Guardian - Jan. 20
Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says

The incoming deputy chief of staff told lawmakers that early action would include directives to give President-elect Donald J. Trump more control over federal workers, as well as on energy and ...
The New York Times - Jan. 20
Domestic workers in LA face financial crisis after homes they worked in lost to fires

Many domestic workers now face a dire financial hardship because of their employment in areas where structures burned down.
ABC News - Jan. 18
Trump expected to replace Secret Service director, sources say

Donald Trump is expected to replace Secret Service director, sources told ABC News.
ABC News - Jan. 17
NIH director to step down ahead of Trump inauguration

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli will resign on Jan. 17, she told staff this week, ending her tenure as the head of the $48 billion biomedical research agency after ...
The Hill - Jan. 15
Canada’s Trudeau Cautions U.S. Consumers to Consider Harms of Trump’s Tariff Threats

Dismissing the president’s bluster about a 51st state, the departing leader urged Americans to think about the impact of high prices that will accompany new import taxes.
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Axos Financial: how the US bank became one of Trump’s biggest backers

The online lender has thrived as it helped extend $400m in loans with its biggest individual investor, Don Hankey. As the dust started to settle after the deadly 6 January Capitol attack in 2021, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 13
1/12/2025: The Fires; The FBI Director; The Gaza Policy

First, families and firefighters are in shock as California wildfires continue. Then, Christopher Wray: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, U.S. policy on Gaza sparks warnings, dissent.
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Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.
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FEMA director discusses federal response to massive Palisades Fire

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about the federal government's response to the Palisades Fire, which has burned over 17,000 acres in Los Angeles County and left ...
CBS News - Jan. 9
Eaton Fire consumes homes in Altadena, Pasadena

The Eaton Fire has burned more than 10,000 acres in northeast Los Angeles County, forcing about 33,000 residents to flee. It has torched homes and burned houses of worship in the communities of ...
CBS News - Jan. 8
New weather update as fires consume parts of Los Angeles County

Hurricane-force winds are still fanning embers that are spreading wildfires in parts of Los Angeles County. CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest weather forecast.
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