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Russell Vought

What's on Russell Vought's mind?

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26%19%14%11%30%
Articles of impeachment filed 26% · newHanding off the CFPB keys 19% Hollowing out the CFPB 14% · newThe impoundment crusade 11% · neweverything else 30%
#1
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 · 2026-08-07
our translation

he 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.

new — Impeachment articles filed over energy grantsvery sure · 2 sources
#2
Mark Paoletta takes over as acting CFPB director
Paoletta assumed acting director rolevery sure · 1 source
#3
CFPB quietly winds down its probe of community loan funds
new — Targeted probe closed without actionpretty sure · 1 source
#4
Science notches a courtroom skirmish against the grant freeze
new — Court round went against grant cutshonestly, a hunch · 1 source
sunday, august 9
Track the cosponsor count on the impeachment resolution(reported)
Send Paoletta a congratulations note and a longer to-do list(reported)
Read the science-grant ruling looking for the loophole(reported)
Redline one more apportionment footnote before Monday(safe bet)

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

The source

E&E News: Democrat calls to impeach Vought over energy grants

news.google.com · 2026-08-09

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