The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a longtime target of the Republican Party that has undergone a significant shakeup in recent weeks, will continue operating, the Trump administration says. After Trump replaced its director with Russell Vought — director of the White House budget office and an author of Project 2025 — work at the CFPB was frozen.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration have denied that the White House intends to dismantle the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, apparently contradicting statements the president himself made to reporters earlier this month.

U.S. District Judge John Bates said the attorneys for the plaintiffs will be allowed to question an official from the DOGE’s White House headquarters, and one from the Labor Department, HHS, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration have denied that the White House intends to dismantle the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Republicans have had the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in their sights since its 2011 inception. With President Donald Trump back in the White House, they appear to be moving toward their goal of dismantling the federal watchdog,

All I ask is that [the White House] follow f****** federal employment laws,” said one Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee.

All I ask is that [the White House] follow f****** federal employment laws,” said one Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee.