Federal Judge Delivers Blow to Liz Warren, Barney Frank — OK’s Trump Naming of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of President Donald Trump's move to install White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, dismissing a legal bid to block the naming of Mulvaney that had been backed by scores of prominent Democrats, including Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Leandra English, who had been named acting director of the financial protection bureau last week by outgoing head Richard Cordray, filed for a

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of President Donald Trump's move to install White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, dismissing a legal bid to block the naming of Mulvaney that had been backed by scores of prominent Democrats, including Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Leandra English, who had been named acting director of the financial protection bureau last week by outgoing head Richard Cordray, filed for a…