Team Trump’s fight to convince Wall Street that Musk's DOGE is good for markets
Top Trump officials fanned out this past week to talk to markets about the upside of Elon Musk’s activities as questions ...
Democrats call stop work order at CFPB ‘illegal’
Democrats are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cancel his stop work order for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after employees with Elon Musk’s Department of ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE to shut down CFPB after success with USAID termination
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has made the move on its next target: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On ...
Judge Halts Access to Treasury Payment Systems by Elon Musk’s Team
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute ...
US Treasury taps former regulator Hood to lead bank watchdog
The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that Rodney Hood, a former credit union regulator, would take over as the ...
19 states sue to block Elon Musk's DOGE team from accessing sensitive taxpayer data
The lawsuit alleged the breach of sensitive Treasury Department data "poses huge cybersecurity risks" and violates multiple ...
Here’s What To Know About Elon Musk’s DOGE: Democratic States Sue Trump Over Treasury Access
Marko Elez, the DOGE staffer who resigned after racist social media posts including a call to "normalize Indian hate" ...
California among 19 states suing to stop DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Appointed as Acting CFPB Director
On January 31, 2025, the CFPB announced President Donald Trump had appointed Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the CFPB. In ...
Post from suspended X account falsely attributed to Treasury secretary | Fact check
There is no evidence Bessent made the X post attributed to him. The account shown has been suspended, and no credible news reports support the claim.
Will Trump Axe the CFPB? What Consumers Should Know
Time will tell what Trump has in store for the CFPB. For now, consumers can still access the bureau’s many educational ...
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Democrats ask for an investigation into DOGE’s access to Treasury’s payment systems
Democratic lawmakers are seeking a Treasury Department investigation of the access that Elon Musk’s team was given to the government’s payment system, citing “threats<a class="excerpt-read-more" href= ...