Trump administration's failure to fund consumer watchdog will violate court order, US judge says

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to halt funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The decision prevents the administration from cutting off financial support, which would have left the agency withou...

By Reuters | Dec 30, 2025, 09.19 PM IST

A federal judge ⁠on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's claim ‌that ‌it is legally barred ‌from securing funding for the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, finding that this would ‌violate ‍an existing ‍court order barring the administration ‌from shutting the agency down.

The ruling came 24 hours before ‍the last day on ‍which officials said ⁠there ⁠would be sufficient funding to meet the operating expenses at the CFPB.

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