Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought Confirmed to Lead White House Budget Office
Vought was one of the architects of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term.
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief
Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.
US Senate confirms Trump budget director pick Vought
The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in the hands of hardline conservative who has advocated for reducing Congress's power over taxpayer dollars.
Senate confirms Project 2025 co-author as Trump budget chief
Democrats call Russell Vought the president's "most dangerous nominee", but Republicans say he will "stop the waste of US taxpayers' dollars".
Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director
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Firebrand Vought confirmed as White House budget director
Russ Vought, a hard-charging fiscal and social conservative with a passion for downsizing government, became President Donald Trump’s budget director for the second time Thursday when the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed him on a party-line vote.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget
Russell Vought, 48, the architect of Project 2025, will lead the Office of Management and Budget, where he will oversee the president's budget.
Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director
Democrats see Vought as the embodiment of a Trump agenda that they want to build their opposition message around — from his long-standing ties to Project 2025 to his support for slashing spending programs that benefit the middle class to his election denial.
How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Russell T. Vought as Budget Chief
The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
Trump budget bill could see 'roughly' $1 trillion in baseline spending cuts, top Republican says
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent
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GOP’s plans to enact Trump agenda may face a big vulnerability
As they try to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, congressional Republicans face the same political risk as a generation ...
Trump sued by USAID workers as Project 2025 architect confirmed in powerful cabinet position: Live
Donald Trump is being sued by unions representing United States Agency for International Development (USAID) workers, ...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Congress should use its power against Trump
On Jan. 27, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo ordering all federal agencies to “temporarily ...
As Donald Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back
President Donald Trump has faced several setbacks from federal courts, which have blocked or paused some of his most ...
President Donald Trump's early moves to control spending test authority of Congress
A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.
House GOP Rushing to Produce Trump's Big Budget Bill With Tax Cuts, Program Cuts and Other Promises
House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump's demand for a big ...