Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his ‘power of the purse’ dreams
The president-elect's nominee for White House budget director reiterated that Trump believes law protecting Congress' funding power is unconstitutional.
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
After Trump's defeat, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. In speeches he made in 2023 and 2024, Vought described how he helped create legal justifications to prevent military leaders and government lawyers from obstructing Trump's executive actions, ProPublica reported.
Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office
If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Trump's budget nominee and 'Project 2025' author Russ Vought faces senators
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the top budget office, Russ Vought, will face senators on Wednesday for potential confirmation to a crucial post for Trump's goals to reshape and downsize the federal government.
Trump nominee for budget chief says president can withhold funding approved by Congress
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget appeared on a glide path to confirmation following a Wednesday hearing, despite Democrats raising concerns over his policy beliefs and actions in the exact same job during the first administration.
New Trump budget chief wrote Project 2025’s agenda for empowering the presidency
Incoming White House budget director Russ Vought has spent much of his career learning the detailed, often convoluted mechanisms that make up the Office of Management and Budget.
Trump budget nominee Russell Vought says presidents can withhold authorized spending
Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Trump's pick for budget director Russell Vought's stance on Ukraine aid questioned at hearing
Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and Management and Budget during Trump's first term. He stressed that he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.
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Trump Nominee to Lead Office of Management and Budget Faces Tough Questions from Democrats and Republicans Alike
Russ Vought faces questioning during his confirmation about him wanting to make some federal employees more accountable to ...
Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
More than half of federal employees were either teleworking regularly or fully remote” by May 2024, the report notes.
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Russell Vought 's confirmation hearing to lead budget office: How to watch, what to know.
Project 2025 contributing author Russell Vought is slated to resume his former role as Office of Management and Budget director following Senate approval Wednesday afternoon. Vought, 48 ...
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Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
(THE CONVERSATION) The Office of Management and Budget sounds obscure, yet the agency plays a crucial role throughout the federal government. Presidents rely on the office to turn their ideas and ...
Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces
Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director ...
Trump transition live updates: Pam Bondi grilled about Trump and Kash Patel during Senate confirmation hearing
Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing ...
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‘Over half’ of federal websites got better in the past year, OMB official says
Metrics released by the Office of Management and Budget offer insight into how agencies are implementing the 21st Century ...