Democrats assail OMB director nominee Russell Vought over political, cultural issues
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, promised to help American taxpayers while undergoing a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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Vought was OMB director during Trump’s first term. He already had a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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 prior role of Office of Management and Budget director.
OMB Nominee Russ Vought: "Inflation Driven By Irresponsible Spending Taxes Americans Twice"
Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testified Wednesday before the Senate Budget Committee. Below is his opening statement: You can watch the ongoing hearing live,
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Watch live: Trump OMB nominee Russell Vought’s confirmation hearing
Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies Wednesday before the Senate Budget Committee for his confirmation hearing. Vought was acting OMB director for the final two years of Trump first administration.
Trump seeks to bring back Russell Vought as OMB director
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term, has signaled he will take a more aggressive approach to helping the president-elect carry out his agenda of shrinking the federal government.
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WATCH LIVE: Russell Vought testifies at confirmation hearing for OMB director
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, will testify before Congress for the second time. Since the first, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with Vought and released a statement disagreeing with the nomination.
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Trump’s Budget Pick Grilled on What Exactly He Thinks Is “Woke”
Russell Vought, Project 2025 mastermind and Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, had quite a testy ...
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Would Schedule F scrap due process rights for federal workers? OMB nominee won’t say
Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.” ...
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.
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The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans’ Racist Immigration Bill
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act, which allows for the ...
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Trump seeks to reshape US government with sweeping executive actions
Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health ...
Key Trump Nominee Hints at Push for Work Requirements in Medicaid
Russell T. Vought, President Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, said he supported work requirements ...
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Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Johnson doesn't 'second-guess' his Jan. 6 pardons
Speaker Mike Johnson said he doesn't question Trump's decision to pardon more than thousand people convicted in connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including some violent offenders.