Russell Vought, OMB and Senate
Russell Vought, likely to return as director of the Office of Management and Budget, echoed the former House speaker and Trump foe's criticism of the social safety net.
Democrats got some support from GOP Sen. Rand Paul as they quizzed Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for budget director.
President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director faced another series of questions over presidential power to withhold government funding.
Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has refused to say Trump will follow the law that forbids him from blocking funds.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025. Russell Vought's Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on ...
Senators advanced the nomination of Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President Trump’s next budget chief, on Monday, as Republicans are ramping up efforts to confirm the president’s nominees.
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 ...
It’s a simple but brutal equation: the number of people going hungry or otherwise struggling around the world is rising, while the amount of
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, sparred with Democrats during his confirmation hearing this week and left Sen. Elissa Slotkin ...
The raft of lower-profile hearings included: John Ratcliffe (CIA director), Sean Duffy (transportation secretary), Chris Wright (energy secretary), Russell Vought (director of the Office of ...