A federal judge decided on Tuesday to leave White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney in place as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Leandra English, the CFPB’s deputy director, had requested an emergency restraining order to stop Mulvaney from taking over as acting director of the agency. English was appointed deputy director of the CFPB after its former director, Obama administration holdover Richard Cordray, announced he was leaving office. English, formerly Cordray’s chief of staff, said in her suit that her role as deputy director legally grants her authority to serve as acting director of the agency until Congress can confirm a permanent replacement for Cordray. The White House, however, argued it had the authority to select an acting director for the consumer watchdog agency.

Source: Huffington Post November 28, 2017 22:46 UTC