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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.

Salon on MSN · 22h

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.

Washington Times · 2d

Trump budget nominee, lawmakers spar over spending powers

Congress is gearing up for a potential separation of powers fight with the incoming Trump administration over who has the final pull of the purse strings.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

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.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

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.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal questions Pete Hegseth’s money management, cites massive DoD budget

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, ...

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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 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 ...

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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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Blumenthal doesn't believe Hegseth qualified for Defense Secretary

There has never been a nominee for an office of such serious consequence who is so unqualified and unprepared in recent ...

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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.

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