Russ Vought

The Fate of Obama’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Hangs in the Balance

The existence of Obama’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is in doubt. Funding is set to run out, while President Donald Trump and acting CFPB director Russ Vought have openly stated their intention to shut down the agency. Tech entrepreneurs have explained exactly how the agency has done harm to the very consumers it is supposed to protect.

Barack Obama loves his CFPB

Trump Announces Mark Paoletta as Top OMB Lawyer in White House

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that prominent D.C. lawyer Mark Paoletta will return to the White House as general counsel of the OMB under returning director Russ Vought, the tip of the spear for reversing the direction of federal regulations and spending, building the border wall, and implementing recommendations from Elon and Vivek’s DOGE to overhaul the federal government.

Mark Paoletta and Clarence Thomas