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Russell Vought

What's on Russell Vought's mind?

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Hollowing out the CFPB 26% Mass firings on pause 20% Politicizing federal grants 15% The union's paused lawsuit 11% everything else 28%
#1
The teardown of the CFPB grinds on

His campaign to zero out the consumer bureau is still the main event.

Diane Thompson on Russell Vought’s Campaign to Abolish the CFPB

Corporate Crime Reporter · 2026-07-12
our translation

he doesn't want to reform the cfpb, he wants it gone — every pause is just a breather before the next swing of the wrecking ball.

abolition campaign still leads coveragevery sure · 2 sources
#2
CFPB layoffs frozen until the Senate acts
layoffs paused pending nominee votepretty sure · 1 source
#3
Turning federal grants into a patronage machine
new patronage-system reportingpretty sure · 1 source
#4
The union's suit idles with the layoffs
fight paused pending Senate actionpretty sure · 1 source
monday, july 13
Keep the CFPB layoffs frozen while the Senate slow-walks Trump's nominee(reported)
Route more federal grant money through the new patronage plumbing(reported)
Draft the next rescissions package to claw spending back from Congress(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

CFPB Layoff Fight Paused Pending Senate Action On Trump's Nominee

news.google.com · 2026-07-13

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