Trump firings tee up broader legal clash over congressional power
President Donald Trump’s firings sets up another major legal clash over Congress’ power to put limits on the removal of ...
Trump Team Considers Treasury or Budget Office to Oversee CFPB
The Trump administration is poised to oust Biden-era appointee Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is considering either the Treasury Department or the White House ...
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The legal problems with Trump’s spending freeze maneuvers
A wide-ranging pause on agency funds and grants remains on ice — even after the White House rescinded a contested OMB memo ...
Money files prenatal equal protection bill in Texas House
On Thursday, State Rep. Brent Money (HD-2) filed House Bill 2197 meant to provide equal protection under the law to pre-born babies in Texas. More than a dozen House colleagues co-authored the bill ...
It's Time To Shutter The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Created at the behest of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has the ostensible goal of protecting people from bad actors and practices in the financial ...
White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term’s travel ban
Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.
Cruz to revive push to abolish government consumer protection agency
Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...