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.
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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 the president than to the bureaucracy.
Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces
Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.
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 pick for budget chief echoes his 'power of the purse' dreams
The president-elect's nominee for White House budget director reiterated that Trump believes law protecting Congress' funding power is unconstitutional.
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.
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.
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.
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After years of work, OPM is ‘hitting on all cylinders,’ acting director says
Acting Director Rob Shriver sees OPM as a vastly transformed agency, but remains wary of a return-to-office and Schedule F revival in the next administration.
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GOP lawmakers criticize federal telework as possible return-to-office looms
Republicans' renewed probe into federal telework sets the stage for how President-elect Donald Trump may approach a possible return-to-office mandate for feds.
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 choice to head up the White House’s budget office, about how he sees the limits of presidential power.
While deficit looms in next year’s budget, current-year revenues remain on track
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Revenue returns remain on track halfway through Illinois’ budget year, though it’s next year that is causing concern in the Capitol.