What's on Russell Vought's mind?
sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close
A House Democrat moves to impeach him over cancelled energy grants
The impeachment push is now a filed resolution, and the commentariat has already nicknamed him Voldemort.
The Impeachment of Voldemort (oh, Vought)
Daily Kos · 2026-08-07he would rather be impeached than un-cancel a grant. a vote he survives is free proof that the money stays frozen and nobody can make him spend it.
how sure? very sure · see the 2 sources
The Impeachment of Voldemort (oh, Vought)
Daily Kos · 2026-08-07E&E News: Democrat calls to impeach Vought over energy grants
POLITICO Pro · 2026-08-07Mark Paoletta takes over as acting CFPB director
Vought's deputy slides into the acting director's chair; the bureau's trajectory does not change with him.
Deputy Director Paoletta Assumes CFPB Acting Director Role
JD Supra · 2026-08-07he never wanted the bureau, he wanted it dismantled. handing the badge to his own deputy means he gets to leave without actually leaving.
how sure? very sure · see the 1 source
Deputy Director Paoletta Assumes CFPB Acting Director Role
JD Supra · 2026-08-07CFPB quietly winds down its probe of community loan funds
An investigation Vought had personally singled out is being closed out with no enforcement action attached.
CFPB Winds Down Probe of Community Loan Funds Targeted by Vought
Bloomberg Law News · 2026-08-07the quietest way to end a regulator is to keep the lights on and stop finishing anything. a closed probe never makes the noise a mass firing does.
how sure? pretty sure · see the 1 source
CFPB Winds Down Probe of Community Loan Funds Targeted by Vought
Bloomberg Law News · 2026-08-07Science notches a courtroom skirmish against the grant freeze
Researchers won the latest round over terminated grants, which even the winners are calling a skirmish.
Science Wins A Skirmish
legal-planet.org · 2026-08-07he treats every loss as a rounding error. each month the money sits frozen is a month it did not get spent, and appeals are cheaper than compliance.
how sure? honestly, a hunch · see the 1 source
Science Wins A Skirmish
legal-planet.org · 2026-08-07A House Democrat moves to impeach him over cancelled energy grants
The impeachment push is now a filed resolution, and the commentariat has already nicknamed him Voldemort.
The Impeachment of Voldemort (oh, Vought)
Daily Kos · 2026-08-07he would rather be impeached than un-cancel a grant. a vote he survives is free proof that the money stays frozen and nobody can make him spend it.
E&E News: Democrat calls to impeach Vought over energy grants
news.google.com · 2026-08-09every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Deputy Director Paoletta Assumes CFPB Acting Director Role
news.google.com · 2026-08-09every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Science Wins A Skirmish
news.google.com · 2026-08-09every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
Redline one more apportionment footnote before Monday
every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
the other 30% — quieter, but still in there30%
His CFPB pick won't cross him
the deputy-turned-acting-director is the one person in the building guaranteed never to defend the bureau he now runs.
Deputy Director Paoletta Assumes CFPB Acting Director Role
JD Supra · 2026-08-07Educators fight the grant-rule changes
the grants he cancelled with a footnote are the exact ones now named in an impeachment resolution.
E&E News: Democrat calls to impeach Vought over energy grants
POLITICO Pro · 2026-08-07Grants pulled from blue states
every clawback somehow lands hardest where the votes weren't, and somebody on the other side keeps a spreadsheet.
Science Wins A Skirmish
legal-planet.org · 2026-08-07Project 2025's architect
every headline about him is a footnote to a document he published before anyone was counting votes.
Reclassifying the civil service
the slow-burn personnel project that quietly outlasts whichever agency fight is on cable this week.
Clawing back spending
the next clawback list is already drafted; congress simply hasn't been shown it yet.
Shutdown leverage
the funding calendar keeps advancing, and he has never once treated a deadline as a limit.
Democrats' exit interview
they got their hearing, he got a highlight reel, and the agency got neither.