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Russell Vought, Trump

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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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.

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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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‘Astonished and aghast’: Project 2025 co-author grilled in Senate for Trump budget post

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his ...

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The Most Terrifying Answer in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing

“Ranking member Durbin, President Biden is the president of the United States. He was duly sworn in, and he is the president ...

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Democrats grill OMB nominee on spending, federal workers

Democratic senators on Wednesday pressed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget on ...

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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 ...

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Trump’s OMB pick grilled over California wildfire aid

President-elect Donald Trump has accused Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of mismanaging California's water supply.

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