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
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
The fiscal conservative returns to the post he held in Trump’s first administration.
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
Senate tees up Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought for final confirmation vote
Republicans have backed Russell Vought’s nomination and claim he’s prepared for the role since he led the office during Trump’s first administration.
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as White House Budget Director, Despite Democrats’ Objections
Democrats debated for 30 hours in protest of Vought, whom they consider to be Trump‘s ‘most dangerous nominee’ because he co-authored Project 2025.
Senate Confirms Trump’s Budget Nominee Russell Vought Amid Controversy
The U.S. Senate confirmed Russell Vought as budget director in a 53-47 vote, securing a key fiscal role for a staunch conservative aligned with former President Donald Trumps economic policies. Vought,
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Trump meets with Congressional Republicans over major bill to extend tax cuts
President Donald Trump met for hours with House Republican leadership Thursday as Congress works to get traction on a major ...
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Congressional Budget Office Projects $2.7B Pell Grant Shortfall
The Pell Grant program has a $2.7 billion shortfall heading into the coming fiscal year, according to new projections from the Congressional Budget Office.
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2025 Budget Stakes: High-Income Tax Cuts, Price-Hiking Tariffs Would Harm Families
High-income households and profitable corporations would grow even wealthier under Republican proposals for trillions of ...
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Senate Democrats still concerned about erosion of congressional power
Senate Democrats tried to slow down the confirmation vote for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the budget office with 30 ...
Dysfunctional U.S. Budget Process Deserves Some Blame For Pause Chaos
Lost amid this week’s panic is the role the government’s dysfunctional budgeting process contributed to the cacophony and ...
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Though not confirmed by the Senate, Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee to lead the budget office, has vowed to try to move power over spending from Congress to the executive branch — a battle ...
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Technical Note: Difference Between CBPP and CBO Ten-Year Budget Projections
This technical note explains how we adjust the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ten-year budget baseline issued in January 2025 to create our CBPP baseline, which we use in our analyses of ...