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 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 budget nominee Russell Vought says presidents can withhold authorized spending
Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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Erie stands to lose if Trump budget pick Russell Vought confirmed | Opinion
If confirmed, Trump's budget pick Russell Vought could affect federal investments that are vital to Erie, environmental advocates say.
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
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 director in Donald Trump's first term,
Trump's pick for budget director Russell Vought's stance on Ukraine aid questioned at hearing
Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and Management and Budget during Trump's first term. He stressed that he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.
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Confirmation Hearings Open for Trump’s Picks to Lead Transportation, Energy, CIA and OMB
Four other Trump nominees faced Senate confirmation hearings Thursday: White House budget director nominee Russell Vought, who indicated plans for major spending cuts; John Ratcliffe for head ...
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Democrats ask OMB nominee Vought about goals of replacing civil servants with appointees
President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government ...