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.
'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.
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 photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Democrats Attempt To Weaponize Funding Freeze To Halt Trump Nominee Russell Vought’s Hearing
Democrats tried to use the Trump administration’s freezing of certain federal funding to push Republicans to halt a Thursday confirmation vote for Russell Vought, the president’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Democrats urge delay on Trump budget office nominee in response to funding freeze
Senate Democrats are demanding Republicans postpone a vote scheduled for Thursday on Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, after the budget office on Monday issued a broadly worded memo freezing large swaths of federal assistance.
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.
Democrats assail OMB director nominee Russell Vought over political, cultural issues
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, promised to help American ...
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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 ...
The Latest: Trump signs Laken Riley Act, the first enacted law of his presidency
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation.
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Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty
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Donald Trump’s Most Controversial Cabinet Picks Face Skeptical GOP Senators
The confirmation battles over Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be a test of how much Trump has changed the ...
Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans ...