‘Deregulation by Firings’: Breaking Down the Cuts to Financial Oversight
The furious pace of deregulation is gutting agencies intended to protect ordinary Americans, consumer advocates say. But ...
The Boston Globe8d
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say. Here’s how it unfolded.
Meanwhile, the Senate confirmed Russell Vought as the White House budget director ... hammered out their differences in the Cabinet Room. They ended up staying so long they were served turkey ...
New Republic8d
Proud Boys Leader Has a Terrifying Plan for His Future
Senate Democrats stayed on the chamber floor all night Wednesday to protest the nomination of Russell Vought, an architect ... the Merit Systems Protection Board or any other forum.” ...
New Republic8d
Nancy Pelosi Gets a Surprising New Primary Challenger
Senate Democrats stayed on the chamber floor all night Wednesday to protest the nomination of Russell Vought, an architect ... the Merit Systems Protection Board or any other forum.” ...
Mediaite28d
‘Just Be Straight On The US Constitution!’ Slotkin Fumes At Russell Vought After Asking If His Loyalty Is To Trump Above All
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee ... like many of us have done in this room, to put themselves in harm’s way, that you’re going to protect and defend the Constitution ...
Salon14d
MAGA's revenge of the mediocre: Trump's war on federal workers targets the meritorious
The sadism of these efforts belies the psychological damage motivating people like Musk and Russ Vought, the Project ... Subscribe to her newsletter Standing Room Only. Musk has spent months ...
The Latest: Trump signs Laken Riley Act, the first enacted law of his presidency
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of ...
The New York Times6d
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 ...
CBS News5d
Russ Vought orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop work
In an email to CFPB staff Saturday, Russ Vought — the newly confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting head of the CFPB — directed employees not to issue any proposed ...
Politico5d
Vought cuts off CFPB funding, saying it’s not necessary to run the agency
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 ...
Vought seeks to halt actions at CFPB
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 ...
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.