Russ Vought, President Trump's pick to lead the White House budget office, is facing increased scrutiny as the Trump ...

Senate Budget Committee Republicans approved Russ Vought’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s budget director on Thursday, overcoming the absence of Democrats on the panel who ...

Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.

Politico first reported the groups’ letters. “Russ Vought is not a run-of-the-mill nominee. His previous actions while leading OMB and his well-documented plans in Project 2025 for remaking ...

Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt suggested that any group impacted by the pause in foreign aid funding or federal grants ...

The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday afternoon amid chaos and backlash, was the brainchild of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to direct ...

Russ Vought is one step closer to returning to the helm of the Office of Management and Budget, which threw Washington into confusion this week with sweeping orders to freeze federal grants and loans.

GOP members of the Senate Budget Committee said Wednesday they are prepared to vote in favor of sending Russ Vought’s nomination to the Senate floor, as the former Trump budget director seeks a ...

Democratic senators in the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday boycotted their scheduled vote to confirm Russ Vought as head of the Office of Management and Budget. Though the committee only ...

Russell Vought’s nomination to be White House budget director will advance to the Senate floor despite a last-minute move by Senate Democrats to boycott his committee vote. Republican members of ...

“Russ is maybe the key factor in getting the bureaucracy moving in the same direction as the American people and the president.” For Vought, a successful Senate vote would mark a return to ...