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

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

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 said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month amid widespread fears of the impact of a broader trade war.

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

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.

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.

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.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month after a conversation with that country's president.

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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.

Days before President Trump was inaugurated, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Capital One, accusing it of using deceptive tactics that the bureau said cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments on their savings accounts.