Protest erupts after US consumer watchdog boss tells staff to stop work
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the office of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday after President ...
Powell Heads for ‘Hyper-Charged’ Hearings Overshadowed by Trump
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces a tough set of hearings this week on Capitol Hill with both Democrats and ...
Trump's White House Is Disabling the CFPB. What to Know—and What's Next
Here's what you need to know about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with its future uncertain in the second Trump administration.
What To Expect From Fed Chair Powell's Testimony To Congress This Week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will appear before Congress this week. He will assess the Fed's battle against inflation and possibly face scrutiny about the central bank's decision-making process ...
Supreme Court could have last word on Trump's aggressive executive orders
President Donald Trump will need the Supreme Court, with three justices he appointed, to enable the most aggressive of the ...
5 Things to Know: President Donald Trump's action three weeks into his second term
Meanwhile, Trump said he plans on announcing new tariffs at least twice this week, including against China, Mexico and Canada ...
Little to no relief from high borrowing costs expected as Fed Chair Powell heads to the Hill
Steady hiring and a mostly-healthy job market suggest that there is less of an urgent need for the Fed to reduce borrowing ...
CFPB’s 1,700 employees told to ‘not perform any work’ as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to the office or do any work — as the agency became the latest target of ...
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U.S. consumer watchdog chief orders staff to cease work
President Donald Trump’s newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency’s ...
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Head of agency that protects whistleblowers sues Trump over firing
The head of the Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency that seeks to protect whistleblowers, sued President Donald Trump ...
Turning off 'spigot': White House declines more funding for Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
A White House official said Saturday he would decline more funding for the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, signaling a possible end to the agency.