The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abruptly dropped cases on Thursday against Capital One, Rocket Homes and a student loan servicer, according to court filings.The moves come as Jonathan McKernan,
Senator Elizabeth Warren is convening a forum to investigate the President Donald Trump-Elon Musk attack on the CFPB.
Lawmakers questioned whether Elon Musk was conflicted in his moves to dismantle the CFPB, highlighting his recent plan to launch a digital payments service.
From the moment the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened its doors in the summer of 2011, powerful critics have wanted to rein it in — and the regulator was one of the very first targets of Elon Musk’s scorched-earth overhaul of the US government.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has invited Elon Musk to a hearing on his plans to tank the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
On Reddit and X, Zelinsky analyzed messages from Musk followers who truly believed that Dogecoin price hikes are Musk's "gift" propelling Dogecoin to become not just the "currency of Earth" but the currency of Mars. That's the real fantasy that makes Musk such a charismatic figure, Zelinsky suggested.
Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.