Hundreds of pages of communications reveal the internal chaos at agency after acting director Russell Vought ordered a total stoppage of all “work tasks.”

It’s taken just a few weeks in office, but the Trump administration’s apparent vision for economic populism is coming into focus: a blueprint for mass layoffs, creeping inflation, and a dissolution of consumer safeguards reviled by many wealthy Republican donors and politicians.

President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.

Since Acting Director Russell Vought has taken over the CFPB, the agency has dropped at least a half dozen cases brought by his predecessor, Rohit Chopra.

On February 28, more than 200 members of Congress filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs, a union representing CFPB employees, in

Former Rep. Dan Bishop testified Wednesday about his nomination by President Donald Trump and was asked about his commitment to follow the law.

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from sending money back to the Federal Reserve or Treasury Department after plaintiffs submitted declarations showing the agency was looking to do so.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, and certain agency employees to appear for testimony on March 10 to determine whether legally mandated services are being provided.

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President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions. The process is known as a reduction in force.

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressed President Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over who will be making key decisions at the agency Thursday, after it dismissed

The Trump administration denied allegations Monday that it aims to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Government lawyers said in a new court filing that the consumer