The vast and opaque power of Elon Musk is only growing as he seeks new targets for his federal government shredding machine.

Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is halting the flow of new funding to the agency and shutting down its headquarters, the latest threat to the CFPB’s ...

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Less than 36 hours after Trump appointed Russell Vought as the consumer bureau’s acting director, he shut its operations, throwing the agency into chaos.

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 ...

Thune said as director of OMB, Vought will have the chance to take on "two key economic issues:" addressing "excessive spending" and cutting "burdensome government regulations," while expressing ...

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. Vought, 48, was confirmed by a vote of 53-47.

The CFPB is funded through the Federal Reserve system, not through Congress, and Vought has cut off that funding, posting this message on his X account Saturday night: “Pursuant to the Consumer ...

Russell Vought takes office as President Donald Trump ... it’s targeted to places where they think they might have a good chance of winning the case,” said James Capretta, who was associate ...

Russell Vought takes office as President Donald Trump ... it’s targeted to places where they think they might have a good chance of winning the case,” said James Capretta, who was associate ...

saying he “will have the chance to address two key economic issues—cutting burdensome government regulations and addressing excessive spending.” Vought has often advanced a maximalist ...

The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the ...

saying he “will have the chance to address two key economic issues — cutting burdensome government regulations and addressing excessive spending.” Vought has often advanced a maximalist ...