Trump’s DOGE, an advisory body led by Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of government. The CFPB was the latest to come into Musk’s crosshairs following DOGE’s efforts to fire staff members and stop work at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

A union filed two lawsuits against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director, Russell Vought, on Sunday after Vought issued a series of directives halting much of the bureau's activity.