WASHINGTON—Donald Trump on Friday selected Russell Vought for a powerful budget ... And Trump named John Ratcliffe, a hawkish former House lawmaker, to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.

When Donald Trump took office in January, he was armed with a weapon none of his predecessors had enjoyed: a shadow government in waiting, ...

Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, gushed over the mass layoffs announced by the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday. Secretary Robert F.