Freedom Caucus gets White House bully pulpit with Russ Vought appointment
The Freedom Caucus’s power is expanding beyond the halls of Congress with the appointment of Russ Vought as White House ...
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Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure
Trump, Musk, and Vought are purging institutions and cutting off access to educational and research opportunities for anyone ...
Russ Vought Sets Up ‘Tipline’ To Report ‘Weaponization’ of CFPB
After the Trump administration issued a stop-work order, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established a tipline for ...
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, ...
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 ...
Two Senior CFPB Officials Leaving After Vought Takeover
Two senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are out of a job days after Russell Vought took over as ...
SCOOP: Trump budget chief Vought tells GOP senators $175B needed 'immediately' for border security
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump's newly sworn in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought emphasized ...
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What direction will McKernan take leading the CFPB?
The Trump administration's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Jonathan McKernan, is seen as an ...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...
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Project 2025 Is Gutting Medical Funding That Helped Russell Vought’s Own Kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
CFPB to Close Office After Vought Tells Staff to Halt All Supervision
The acting director is closing the financial regulator’s headquarters and has ordered staff to halt all supervisory efforts.
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CFPB union warns of ‘mass’ layoff to affect 95% of the bureau
The bureau terminated roughly 70 to 100 term employees Thursday. An amended complaint asserts there's more to come — and that agency leadership aims to return the CFPB’s reserve funding and terminate ...