Trump Administration moves to shut down important consumer watchdog agency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that, up until a few weeks ago, policed some of the ...
Letters for March 8: Serious talks needed to address national debt, federal budget
Letter writers discuss federal government cuts, possible shuttering of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Rep. Jen ...
Sen. Blumenthal asks Visa for records of its payments deal with Elon Musk's X
The Senate request is one of the first signs of scrutiny on Visa after a late January announcement that it had agreed to ...
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Flailing, impotent Dem senators demand AG Bondi launch probe into Musk
Stripped of their power and relegated to political impotence by American voters, Senate Democrats have been left with no recourse other than to stomp their feet and […] ...
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In an Age of Scams, Our Economy Needs a Referee
Imagine a high-stakes football game where one team is notorious for playing dirty, skirting the rules, and making the game ...
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 ...
Senate Banking backs McKernan’s nomination for CFPB director
The Senate Banking Committee backed a nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who has pledged to keep the ...
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Trump’s CFPB Director “To Unleash Scammers, Fraudsters and Cheats on the American People” Says U.S. Senator
MAGA and DOGE supporters often point out that the world's richest man, Elon Musk, is working as a "special government employee" with President Trump "for free" -- since he does not receive a salary.
Conflict-of-interest questions surface as CFPB stripped of its power to regulate Elon Musk’s X
Musk has been a longtime critic of the CFPB and posted “CFPB RIP” on his X account after the initial stop-work order issued ...
In a win for Silicon Valley, Senate votes to overturn key payments regulation that could benefit Elon Musk’s X
The Senate has voted to overturn key regulations that granted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supervision over ...
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“We Have Made A Lot of Americans Very Wealthy,” Canadian Premier Reveals “Trump Card,” Halts U.S. Alcohol Purchases
The Canadian province of Alberta, which borders the American state Montana, announced Wednesday that it is stopping purchases of U.S. alcohol products in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Trump claims CFPB “destroys” people. Senators say killing it is a gift to Musk.
Companies' reputations were damaged without proof, critics claimed, since the CFPB doesn't verify complaints. On the other ...