Judge: Trump Admin's Failure to Fund Consumer Watchdog Will Violate Court Order

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.