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The constitutional division of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Incidents involve executive overreach, defiance of congressional authority, or interference with judicial independence that violates this foundational structure.

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Updated March 27, 2026 Federal Dismantlement
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

DOGE Shuts Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 'CFPB RIP'

DOGE operationally shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a Congressionally-created agency protecting 330 million Americans from financial fraud — by ordering staff to cease all work, deleting social media accounts, and planning to fire nearly all 1,700 employees. Federal courts intervened but the agency remains gutted.

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CFPBDOGEfederal dismantlementconsumer protectionRussell Vought