Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joins Andrea Mitchell to analyze Russell Vought as the President's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Merkley emphasized the need for careful scrutiny of Vought's priorities and their potential impact.

Senate Democrats want to pause Russell Vought’s nomination for Office of Management and Budget director until the Trump administration resumes distribution of federal financial assistance, but Republicans don’t plan to oblige.

Senate Dems Will Call For Vought Confirmation To Be Postponed Amid Trump’s Freeze During a Senate Democrats press briefing on Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said Senate Democrats will call for the confirmation vote for Trump's OMB nominee,

Democrats on Wednesday grilled Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee Russell Vought over recent executive orders made by President Trump they say “illegally” target funding authorized by

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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.

Russell T. Vought, President Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, said he supported work requirements for the program that supports low-income Americans.

It’s looking like "thumbs up" for Russ Vought in the Senate, where Republicans are preparing to confirm him to lead the White House budget office despite his reputation for withholding congressionally-approved funding.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be detained and potentially deported even before a

Industry groups seek clarity on OMB memo that was set to halt funds for federal support programs, including small business loans, grants and loans to state and local governments, as well as aid to nonprofits and institutions.