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 approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
'Ultra-right': Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought faces fire from Dem senators
President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.
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Trump’s Budget Pick Grilled on What Exactly He Thinks Is “Woke”
Russell Vought, Project 2025 mastermind and Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, had quite a testy confirmation hearing.
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.
Trump’s budget pick is famous for defying Congress. GOP senators want to confirm him anyway.
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.
Senate Dems sound alarm on Trump's budget director
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer panned President Trump's budget director nominee Thursday, arguing that Russell Vought will use the position to implement Project 2025. Why it matters: The intensity of Senate Democrats' opposition to Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is notable: That nomination is usually more low-profile.
Senate Democrats grill Trump’s OMB nominee
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee praised President Donald Trump’s pick, Russell Vought, to lead the Office of Management and Budget. “I think you’re qualified for the job. I know why he picked you,
Who Is Russell Vought? Probably the Most Important Person in Trump 2.0.
If Russell Vought is confirmed as Office of Management and Budget director, he will continue to enact and accelerate the ...
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The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans’ Racist Immigration Bill
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Trump's pick for budget director Russell Vought's stance on Ukraine aid questioned at hearing
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump ... specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and ...
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.
Sean Hannity interviews Trump, after Laken Riley Act passes
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Michigan senators oppose Trump's picks to lead Pentagon, White House budget office
Michigan's U.S. senators voted in committee against Trump's picks to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and White House budget ...
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Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director ...
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Vought bobs, weaves way through OMB nomination hearing
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s expected nominee to run OMB, told Senators that he would follow the Impoundment Control Act.