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Ousted CPSC Democrats Fight Back Against President Trump

The three Democratic commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) who President Trump fired two weeks ago will not go down without a fight. Earlier this week they sued the president, arguing his unilateral...more

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Removal of NCUA Board Members: What it Means for You

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After the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, few areas of government have avoided disruption or controversy, and the regulation of credit unions—normally a quiet corner within the federal bureaucracy—has...more

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Update: The NLRB Has Lost Its Quorum – DC Circuit Stays District Court’s Reinstatement of Board Member Gwynne Wilcox – and a New...

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On March 28, 2025, a divided three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that President Donald Trump likely has the authority to remove National Labor Relations Board...more

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President Trump Makes Two Big Changes to NLRB – One Expected, One Unprecedented

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Late Monday night, President Trump made two major changes to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), both of which will cause a major shift in the political leanings of the NLRB and one that may substantially impact the...more

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Senate confirms Kraninger as CFPB Director

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Thursday afternoon, by a vote of 50-49, the Senate confirmed Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB Director has a five-year term. ...more

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Senate Banking Committee Probes Mulvaney’s Leadership at the CFPB

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On April 12, 2018, Mick Mulvaney, the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report...more

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SEC About-Face, About Time, on ALJs

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On November 29, the SEC did an about-face and admitted its ALJs are “inferior officers” (not merely employees) subject to the Constitution’s Article II appointment provisions. The Solicitor General’s brief on behalf of the...more

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