Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies threatened to paralyze ...
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
creating significant confusion across Washington. In a two-page document, Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, instructs federal agencies ...
The Trump administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop its work and closed its building
The agency was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
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White House budget director nominee Vought advances despite Democratic protest
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as White House Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in ...