American Banker
With CFPB nominee lapse, Vought continues as acting director
The Senate has paved the way for Russell Vought to remain acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by allowing the nomination of a permanent director to lapse. Under Senate rules, ...
Washington Examiner
Democratic attorneys general file lawsuit against Vought to keep CFPB funded
The Democratic attorneys general for 21 states and the District of Columbia are suing Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who also serves as the acting director of the Consumer ...
Exclusive-White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
By Jonathan Landay and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The White House budget office is using millions of ...
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Judge burns Russ Vought with his own words, sees right through DOJ effort to 'starve' Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 'with the stroke of pen'
A federal judge cut right to the chase on Tuesday, using Russell "Russ" Vought's words against him while seeing through his reliance on a DOJ Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memo as a way to "starve" ...
The American Prospect
Judge Warns Vought of Contempt Order if He Back-Door Shuts Down CFPB
Vought has claimed that the Federal Reserve has no "combined earnings" this year, therefore it cannot give CFPB money. Judge Amy Berman Jackson shot that down. In an order issued today, a federal ...
New York Magazine
USAID’s Remaining Funds Are Paying for Vought’s Security Detail
Now, reporting indicates the White House has allocated much of USAID’s remaining funds to a very different cause: Vought’s ...
American Banker
Democratic AGs file suit demanding CFPB funding
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget and acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. A group of 22 Democratic Attorneys General filed a lawsuit Monday ...