Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk’s DOGE accesses key systems
Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as Elon Musk’s representatives gained…
February 2025
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Week in politics: Democrats respond to USAID cuts, federal workers weigh offer to resign
We look at where things stand with the 2 million federal workers weighing the Trump administrations offer to resign; massive…
Stress and uncertainty at Head Start and clinics as federal health funding system sputters
Many groups that rely on a federal payment portal started experiencing problems accessing funds last week. HHS says “technical issues”…
House Republicans want to pass a budget bill that would support Trump’s policies
House Republicans are racing to advance a budget bill that would allow the party to pass many of President Trump’s…
Trump’s executive actions are getting challenged as ‘arbitrary.’ What does that mean?
At the center of legal challenges against Trump’s executive actions is whether he’s telling federal agencies to violate a key…