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.
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
After Trump's defeat, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. In speeches he made in 2023 and 2024, Vought described how he helped create legal justifications to prevent military leaders and government lawyers from obstructing Trump's executive actions, ProPublica reported.
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 administration will get federal workers back in offices, budget director nominee says
The incoming Trump administration will try to get federal workers back into offices and reduce telework, the nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget said Wednesday.
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.
Trump's budget nominee and 'Project 2025' author Russ Vought faces senators
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the top budget office, Russ Vought, will face senators on Wednesday for potential confirmation to a crucial post for Trump's goals to reshape and downsize the federal government.
Trump budget director nominee says he wants to avoid government shutdowns
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the White House Office of Management and Budget, said at his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would not push to shut down the government over funding fights.
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Trump Nominee to Lead Office of Management and Budget Faces Tough Questions from Democrats and Republicans Alike
Russ Vought faces questioning during his confirmation about him wanting to make some federal employees more accountable to ...
Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces
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Trump nominates Penny Schwinn for deputy secretary of US Department of Education
President-elect Trump tapped Penny Schwinn, a former Tennessee education commissioner, for deputy secretary of the U.S.
Democrats Accuse Trump Budget Chief Pick Of Dodging Questions About White House Power
Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
More than half of federal employees were either teleworking regularly or fully remote” by May 2024, the report notes.
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Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
(THE CONVERSATION) The Office of Management and Budget sounds obscure, yet the agency plays a crucial role throughout the federal government. Presidents rely on the office to turn their ideas and ...
Donald Trump to use one of his first executive orders to create DOGE
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to establish the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) through one of his first ...
Trump expected to sign more than 50 executive orders Monday
A Trump transition official said they'll include orders related to immigration and the federal workforce. The plan is for ...