Russell Vought confirmed to head government's leading budget office after Dems hold 30-hour protest
Russell Vought previously served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget during President Donald Trump's first administration.
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government.
Senate Vote Could Put Project 2025 Architect in Charge of Trump's Budget Office
Vought's return to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which he also helmed during Trump's first term, would put him in a role that often goes under the public radar
The Latest: Trump’s pick for budget director expected to ramp up his Project 2025 vision
The Republican-led Senate is expected to confirm a chief architect of Project 2025 as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, despite round-the-clock speeches by Democrats who lack the votes to stop it.
Senate Dems hatch plan for all-nighter to oppose a Project 2025 architect
Senate Democrats are planning a full night of speeches in opposition to Russell Vought's nomination to head up the Office of Management and Budget. Vought, who was instrumental in creating the right-wing to-do list "Project 2025,
Vought wants to dismantle the ‘deep state.’ As he takes office, it’s already happening.
The administration’s early moves to fire thousands of federal workers and dismantle entire agencies even before Vought took office reflect his influence at the White House.
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The recent federal funding freeze spurred immediate finger-pointing inside the Trump administration, with anonymous sources ...
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Judge blocks Trump federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid
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Trump’s Funding Freeze Will be Fought in Court. That Could Land Him More Power.
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How Will the Supreme Court Respond to Trump’s Budget-Freeze Power Grab?
To put the point as directly as I can, the Supreme Court’s budget depends upon a functioning appropriations power. The Constitution protects the justices’ salaries, but that’s just 2 percent ...
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Federal Freeze Rescinded: Implications for Tribal Governments and ANCs
On January 27th, the Trump administration ordered a freeze on all disbursements of federal funds through a memorandum signed by the Office ...
Senate confirms Trump's budget chief after all-night Democratic protest
Democrats call Russell Vought the president's "most dangerous nominee", but Republicans say he will "stop the waste of US ...