“Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is ‘already hard at work’ as acting director of the nation’s top consumer protection agency, his spokesman said Monday morning. Mulvaney’s first move? An email telling staff to ignore all communication from the other acting director.” Things are always weird in the Trump administration. But you have to give them credit for consistently coming up with new ways to be weird. The latest: Two acting directors at the same organization. Complicating matters, Trump’s selection has referred to the whole bureau as “a joke.” On the other hand, he brought donuts for everyone.

+ NPR: John Conyers steps down from judiciary committee role amid sexual misconduct claims.

+ “If you had asked me two weeks ago, would any woman come forward with an allegation like this, I would have said ‘no.’ This has been a shock, and it’s been extremely humbling.” Al Franken addresses sexual harassment allegations.