Laurel Wamsley
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CFPB staff were told of the closure in an email obtained by NPR. No reason was given for the building's closure. Representatives of Elon Musk's government efficiency team were seen at the headquarters on Friday, according to the CFPB union. Musk's team has been granted access to key systems, stirring concerns about the fate of vast amounts of sensitive information maintained by the bureau.
Over the weekend, Russell Vogt took over as acting director at the agency and issued a directive for staff to cease virtually all of its work. Vote posted on X that he will not ask for the agency's next round of funding from the Federal Reserve. CFPB staff warn that without the agency doing its job, American families are left exposed to fraud and financial abuse.
Laurel Wamsley, NPR News, Washington.
CFPB staff were told of the closure in an email obtained by NPR. No reason was given for the building's closure. Representatives of Elon Musk's government efficiency team were seen at the headquarters on Friday, according to the CFPB union. Musk's team has been granted access to key systems, stirring concerns about the fate of vast amounts of sensitive information maintained by the bureau.
Over the weekend, Russell Vogt took over as acting director at the agency and issued a directive for staff to cease virtually all of its work. Vote posted on X that he will not ask for the agency's next round of funding from the Federal Reserve. CFPB staff warn that without the agency doing its job, American families are left exposed to fraud and financial abuse.
Laurel Wamsley, NPR News, Washington.
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Protests are being held today in the Washington, D.C. area as the Trump administration prepares to put many federal employees on administrative leave. Today, a large crowd gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the United States Agency for International Development. Here's NPR's Luke Garrett.
As acting administrator for USAID, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending Trump's directive upending thousands of employees around the globe.
His position standing in stark contrast to his prior record in the U.S. Senate as a strong advocate for USAID's mission. He's been quoted saying that foreign aid as part of the country's overall budget accounts for less than 1% of the total amount the U.S. government spends.
The White House says President Trump's not committed to sending troops to the Gaza Strip, but it's facing backlash from Trump's remarks, suggesting Gaza's Palestinian residents relocate to other parts of the Middle East and the U.S. control of the Gaza Strip. During a meeting today with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Netanyahu thanked Trump for his support.
That's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. U.S. households stand to see increased costs for goods. This after the administration proceeded with 10 percent tariffs on China and more than double that still looms for Mexico and Canada. NPR's Laurel Wamsley has the latest.
NPR's Laurel Wamsley reporting. U.S. stocks ended the day higher. The Dow closed up more than 300 points. It's NPR News. A former Georgia prosecutor has been acquitted of felony charges that she abused her power to protect the white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a black man, in 2020.
Today, a judge threw out the remaining charge that former District Attorney Jackie Johnson violated her oath of office. Senior Judge John Turner granted a defense challenge that the indictment used to charge Johnson had technical errors. The judge told attorneys it was a decision he did not want to make, and he expressed condolences to Arbery's mother, who was also in the courtroom.
The FireAid benefit concert held in Los Angeles last week featured performances from more than 30 artists, including Billie Eilish and Joni Mitchell. Organizers say the concert raised more than $100 million. NPR's Isabella Gomez-Armiento has details.
There have been reports in recent days of a few wealthy Angelenos hiring private firefighters to protect their homes and businesses. But more common are crews working on behalf of insurance companies. David Torgerson is executive chairman at Wildfire Defense Companies, which works for nearly three dozen insurers.
Saving more structures means insurance companies can reduce losses, and these services now come standard on some homeowner policies in fire-prone states. But not everyone has this kind of coverage, or any coverage, as rates have skyrocketed in recent years. Laurel Wamsley, NPR News.
Right. So these are back in the news here in Los Angeles. And a lot of the attention is stemming from this single tweet that's now been deleted. Last week, a resident of the wealthy Pacific Palisades area posted on X asking if anyone had access to private firefighters who could protect his home. as his neighbor's homes were burning. He said he would, quote, pay any amount.
And of course, there was a lot of blowback to that idea. It struck a lot of folks as unfair and just crummy. And so there have been media reports of billionaires hiring private firefighters to protect their homes and businesses. But of course, many wealthy people did lose their homes in these fires.
I found that a much bigger part of this story is actually not the individuals hiring extra fire protection, but that insurers are hiring them as part of people's homeowners policies.
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