US judges bar Elon Musk's DOGE from Treasury, allow access to health, labor
A federal judge has extended a block preventing Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team from accessing the U.S. Treasury ...
'I think both sides of the aisle should want a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the American citizens,' expert says
A former Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch is warning against a Trump plan to potentially eliminate the ...
California Bill Would Force Insurers to Pay Full Coverage Without Requiring Itemization
A proposed new law would release homeowners from the onerous process of listing every object lost in a destroyed home.
New CFPB leadership agrees to hold off on mass firings while lawsuit proceeds
Lawyers representing the acting director of the CFPB reached an agreement during a court conference Friday to temporarily ...
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Organizations sue Trump administration to prevent closure of consumer watchdog agency
Organizations are suing the Trump administration to prevent closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency—an unelected regulator with a blank check—has spent much of its short life making things harder for the consumers ...
Trump administration initiates new round of layoffs for federal workers with least experience
The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to lay off so-called probationary employees, potentially affecting some ...
Litigation Trends to Watch From Law.com Radar: Cases Surge over Coupon Browser Extensions, DraftKings Promotions and Amazon Trackers
PayPal, Microsoft and Capital One are facing a storm of lawsuits centering on their coupon browser extensions Honey, ...
What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE has rattled federal agencies. The SEC and DOL could be next.
The Alliance for Retired Americans, along with two employee unions, sued the Treasury Department on Feb. 3 to halt Musk and ...
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CFPB's acting director was illegally appointed: Lawsuit
Consumer and employees groups are seeking a restraining order against CFPB acting Director Russell Vought, arguing that he was unlawfully installed and has "no power to direct" the bureau.
Why the U.S. stock market may continue to hold up even as inflation rises again
Investors typically expect rising long-term rates to put pressure on stocks, especially when inflation spikes, but the S&P 500 SPX was up slightly for one week through Thursday, up 4.1% for 2025 and ...