Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russell Vought, who was confirmed by the Senate as the head of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, took over control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on ...

In President Donald Trump’s first term, Russell Vought was a largely behind-the-scenes player who eventually became director of the influential but underappreciated Office of Management and Budget.

The nominations come days after the Department of Government Efficiency tried to take over both federal aid agencies.

(RNS) — The college’s social media post about alumnus and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has led to two open letters that reveal competing interpretations of Christian values.

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau acting director Russell Vought said the agency will not close. “The predicate to running a ‘more streamlined and efficient bureau’ is that there will con ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau–an agency that oversees financial regulations in the U.S. States–has come to a standstill under the leadership of its new acting head, Russell Vought.

Russell Vought, a longtime budget hawk and Washington ... essentially representing two sides of the same coin. Musk is a big-picture thinker; Vought an in-the-weeds technocrat.