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'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.
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 grilled on Project 2025 and ‘breaking the law’ during Senate hearing
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget, faced tough questioning from Senate Democrats during his Wednesday confirmation hearing.
WATCH: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director
Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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Trump selects Mark Paoletta as general counsel of the office of management and budget
Donald Trump has appointed Mark Paoletta as general counsel to the Office of Management and Budget for his prospective second term. Paoletta, a former White House official and lawyer, will focus ...
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New Trump budget chief wrote Project 2025’s agenda for empowering the presidency
Incoming White House budget director Russ Vought has spent much of his career learning the detailed, often convoluted ...
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Trump nominee for budget chief says president can withhold funding approved by Congress
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget appeared on a glide path to confirmation ...
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Donald Trump names Mark Paoletta general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget
29, 2022. The Office of Management and Budget is a gatekeeper for all federal spending and reviews policy changes. Trump's nominee to run OMB is Russell Vought, a co-author of the conservative ...
Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The Office of Management and Budget, known as OMB, is a small but powerful agency housed within the Executive Office of the President. It is the central nervous system of the federal government, ...