Trump, Russell Vought and Senate Budget Committee

Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget chief Russell Vought despite calls from top Democrats for a delay after an order halting all federal grants and loans.
Trump budget nominee tells senators 2020 election was ‘rigged’
Russell Vought, President Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office, has told senators in his confirmation questionnaire that he believes the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.”
'Ultra-right': Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought faces fire from Dem senators
President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.
Welcome to Washington: Trump’s Budget Nominee — Potentially His Most Important — Appears To Be on Track for Confirmation
As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought plans to implement the most critical parts of the new Trump agenda.
Trump’s budget pick, Russ Vought, is starting to upend Washington
Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term, has signaled he will take a more aggressive approach to helping the president-elect carry out his agenda of shrinking the federal government.
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Trump’s Budget Pick Grilled on What Exactly He Thinks Is “Woke”
Russell Vought, Project 2025 mastermind and Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, had quite a testy confirmation hearing.
Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty
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Who Is Russell Vought? Probably the Most Important Person in Trump 2.0.
If Russell Vought is confirmed as Office of Management and Budget director, he will continue to enact and accelerate the ...
Trump seeks to bring back Russell Vought as OMB director
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, poses for a ...
Trump’s federal spending freeze is straight out of Project 2025
The OMB memo is the boldest, and clearest example of how the administration is employing Project 2025’s strategies.
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Trump’s Budget Chief Pick Refuses to Answer Questions—and GOP Lets Him
That roped Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham into the heated back and forth, who impressed on Vought that he ...
Democrats urge delay on Trump budget office nominee in response to funding freeze
Senate Democrats are demanding that Republicans postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Russell Vought, President Trump’s ...
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Sen. Warner calls Vought’s plan for federal employees ‘management malpractice’
Director of the Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought came under fire during his nominee hearing today in ...