Trump’s DOGE, an advisory body led by Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of government. The CFPB was the latest to come into Musk’s crosshairs following DOGE’s efforts to fire staff members and stop work at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Washington headquarters will be closed for the coming week, according to a Sunday internal email seen by Reuters, the latest escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to neutralize the government watchdog created after the 2008 financial crash.