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DOGE accessed confidential HUD data on housing discrimination, report says

February 26, 2025 by bp56691

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has accessed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) confidential data related to housing discrimination, according to a report from non-profit investigative journalism outlet ProPublica. ProPublica said its findings are based on information obtained and confirmed through HUD sources.

Trump allies fear DOGE’s methods to dismantle CFPB could backfire: report

February 22, 2025 by bp56691

Not everyone in the Trump orbit is apparently happy with Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) method of picking apart the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Some Trump aides and advisers fear that DOGE is “moving too fast and breaking too many things,” Bloomberg reported Saturday.

Trump’s special envoy says California wildfire aid will come with conditions

February 21, 2025 by bp56691

Richard Grenell, the special envoy to President Donald Trump, said there will be strings attached to California wildfire aid, Politico reported on Friday.

Judge clears way for federal layoffs, including at the CFPB and VA

February 21, 2025 by bp56691

A judge cleared the path for mass layoffs of federal workers, including at the CFPB, by ruling against a Treasury Employees Union lawsuit.

Two CFPB critics appointed to leadership roles at the bureau

February 19, 2025 by bp56691

The newest leaders of the CFPB might not be planning long-term employment. Jeffrey Clark was appointed senior advisor to Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta.

Judge blocks CFPB firings amid Treasury labor union lawsuit

February 15, 2025 by bp56691

A federal judge temporarily blocked the mass firing of CFPB employees on Friday as part of a lawsuit filed by federal employee trade unions.

As White House scrutinizes HUD programs, union leaders offer a waste target

February 13, 2025 by bp56691

Despite a high level of anxiety at HUD, a pair of union leaders said there could be a chance to do away with at least one “inefficient” program.

A timeline of what’s happening at the CFPB under Trump

February 8, 2025 by bp56691

President Trump’s shake-up of the CFPB continues. Here’s a timeline of everything that’s happened at the bureau since Trump’s inauguration.

U.S. strikes deal with Canada to pause tariffs for one month

February 3, 2025 by bp56691

Canadian President Justin Trudeau announced Monday afternoon that the U.S. and Canada have agreed to pause for one month the 25% tariffs that President Donald Trump placed on Canadian goods. That came mere hours after Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to pause paused 25% tariffs on Mexico.

Updated list of all Trump’s actions that impact housing

February 1, 2025 by bp56691

Here are the actions the Trump administration or Congress have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025.