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Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency said Monday.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got nothing to do with the Federal Reserve.

The New York Times · 4d

Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other financial firms.

Musk, Treasury

The New York Times · 7h

Treasury Installs Musk Ally to Oversee Its Payment System

Tom Krause, a software executive, is the Treasury Department’s fiscal assistant secretary with access to a system that disburses government funds and includes Americans’ personal information.

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The New Republic on MSN · 6h

Elon Musk’s DOGE Takeover of Treasury Just Became More Ominous

Elon Musk is planning to install one of his cronies to oversee key payment systems at the Department of Treasury.

The Financial Times · 1d

Elon Musk barred from accessing US Treasury payments data

Elon Musk’s crusade to slash US government spending suffered setbacks on Thursday after a federal judge barred the Treasury department from handing data from its payments system to outsiders and one of the billionaire’s staffers was forced to resign over racist social media posts.

DOGE, New York Attorney General

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New York and 18 other states sue Trump administration over DOGE access

New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable."

U.S. News & World Report · 2h

US States Sue to Block Musk's DOGE From Accessing Payment Systems

The 19 states led by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, claim Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has no legal power to access the U.S. Department of Treasury systems that contain personal information on millions of Americans.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

State Attorneys General sue to prevent DOGE access to payment systems

Attorneys general in several states filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was ...

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DOGE official at Treasury resigns after racist posts

A federal judge Thursday issued a temporary restraining order limiting access by Elon Musk's "Department of Government ...

Warren blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent on Elon Musk weekend data grab

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers following reports that billionaire Elon Musk took access to the nation's finance ...

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Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show

Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...

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Federal judge orders limited DOGE access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system records

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining access to certain Treasury Department payment records.

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DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts

The Treasury Department is appointing an ally of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service to a senior position in the ...

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