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Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies
Aside from job cuts, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are cutting jobs, weakening civil-service protections, freezing US foreign aid, and trying to shut down agencies like USAID and the CFPB ...
Judge orders a freeze on firing consumer bureau’s staff and deleting its data.
Agency workers, including some who were listening to the hearing remotely, expressed immediate joy and relief.
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...
Which agencies are being impacted by DOGE? Education Department, USAID, NIH and more
The Trump administration aims to bring "major reform" to the federal government by way of DOGE. Here are some of the impacted agencies.
We May Be a Month Away From Republicans Shutting Down a Government They Control
The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip ...
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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 ...
Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?
Republicans in Congress have largely wasted the first month of their new majorities bickering over how much spending to cut, ...
A Consumer Financial Watchdog’s Fate Is Unclear. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Many consumer protections are in limbo, including an $8 cap on credit-card late fees and a proposed rule on selling customer ...
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Neutering the CFPB: A Banker Speaks Out
Randell Leach is the CEO of Beneficial State Bank, a regional community bank based in Oakland, CA. He and I conducted via email the interview below about ...