Trump officials blame deficit on slow growth
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney on Friday blamed lukewarm economic growth for the 2017 budget deficit. “Today’s budget results underscore the importance of...
View ArticleWest Coast Dems lead call to fund early warning system for earthquakes
A group of Democrats representing western states has sent a letter to White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney urging the Trump administration to include funding for an earthquake early-warning system in...
View ArticleBudget chief: Trump won't sign GOP tax plan 'if our numbers...
White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Tuesday that President Trump won't sign a GOP tax plan if it raises taxes on the middle class.Mulvaney said during an interview with Fox Business Network's...
View ArticlePete King rips White House budget chief for trying to ‘screw’ NY
Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) ripped Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney late Tuesday, saying Mulvaney wants to "screw" New York under the GOP's tax reform proposal.King in a tweet also...
View ArticleTrump considering Mulvaney to be interim CFPB head: report
President Trump is considering White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to be interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after former director Richard Cordray announced his...
View ArticleSunday shows preview: GOP gears up for Senate tax reform push
Trump administration officials are set to appear on the Sunday show circuit this week to sell the GOP's tax plan as the push to overhaul the nation's tax code shifts to the Senate.Several Trump...
View ArticleTrump defends decision to appoint consumer bureau chief
President Trump on Saturday defended his decision to appoint an acting director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) despite the outgoing head naming a temporary successor, calling the...
View ArticleBarney Frank slams Trump's appointment of Mulvaney at CFPB
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who co-authored the 2010 law that established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), blasted the White House's claim that President Trump has the authority...
View ArticleRead CFPB deputy director’s suit saying Trump can't fill consumer agency...
The deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Leandra English, is suing President Trump in order to block Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney from taking...
View ArticleBarney Frank: English should ‘clearly’ lead consumer bureau
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who co-authored the 2010 law that established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), said Monday that Deputy Director Leandra English should "clearly" run...
View ArticleGOP sen: Fire anyone in CFPB who disobeys Mulvaney
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Monday ripped the legitimacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), adding that acting director Leandra English "doesn't have a legal leg to stand on" in her...
View ArticleJose Andres offers free drink to CFPB employees amid leadership dispute
Celebrity chef José Andrés on Monday offered a free drink at any of his Washington, D.C.-area restaurants to employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid an ongoing dispute over...
View ArticleLet's hope Trump targets more federal agencies once he's done with...
It’s a modern War of Roses over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Instead of dueling families, it’s dueling directors: President Obama's appointee Leandra English claims the title of...
View ArticleMulvaney: Authority I have at consumer bureau ‘should frighten people’
White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that the authority wielded by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) chief "should frighten people" days after he assumed the role of...
View ArticleTrump should fill CFPB vacancy with Export-Import chief
Following Richard Cordray’s resignation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a surreal fight over leadership occurred for about 24 hours between the Trump administration and liberal activists...
View ArticleFinancial firms pin CFPB hopes on Mulvaney
Major players in the financial industry hope for sweeping change at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) now that a staunch conservative is in charge.Office of Management and Budget...
View ArticleWatchdog or lapdog: The future of the CFPB is in doubt
Arcane rules governing who should become the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have received a lot of attention since Richard Cordray stepped down as director in...
View ArticleConsumers need a hero, not a hack, to head the CFPB
There has been a lot of attention focused on the battle over who is the legitimate director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).The president has appointed Office of Management and...
View ArticleConsumer Reports CEO: We all have a stake in the future of the CFPB
If you hadn’t heard of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) before last week, you’re probably not alone. The small government agency, created in response to the 2008 financial crisis, may be...
View ArticleTrump promises heavy penalties for Wells Fargo
President Trump on Friday tweeted that the he’d ensure stiff penalties against Wells Fargo over allegations of financial impropriety the day after a report emerged that federal fines are being...
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