Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
If confirmed again as White House budget director, Russell Vought would likely do more than oversee spending, policy and regulations. Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term,
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.
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.
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.
Trump's pick for budget director Russell Vought's stance on Ukraine aid questioned at hearing
Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and Management and Budget during Trump's first term. He stressed that he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.
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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 ... the push as a threat of executive overreach. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked Vought during the hearing if he ...
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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 ...
Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid
He stressed he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that ...
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Vought supports redirecting funding
OMB director nominee Russell Vought said he supports allowing the President to redirect funding away from state and local ...
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.