Russell Vought Donald Trump

Vought, Trump

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 taxpayers while undergoing a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

kimatv · 15h

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)

Salon on MSN · 5d

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.

Trump, White House

Associated Press · 9h

White House would have many ways to upend lives of Trump’s enemies

For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives.

The Washington Post · 1d

Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after returning to White House

President Donald Trump unleashed an unprecedented barrage of executive orders after taking office this week WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is swiftly breaching the traditional boundaries of presidential power as he returns to the White House,

Nieman Journalism Lab · 12h

The White House press corps gears up for another Trump term — and they’re excited

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has prompted predictable worries among many DC-based reporters about how his administration might seek to control and intimidate the press. But for a surprising number of people on the daily White House beat,

Truthout9h

Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty

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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 ...

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Russell Vought, Brooke Rollins under Senate spotlight this week for Donald Trump’s cabinet

Senate hearings for Trump’s Cabinet nominees progress this week, with Russell Vought (OMB) and Brooke Rollins (Agriculture) ...

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Live updates

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Wednesday to slam the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal ...

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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 ...

Business Insider14h

Inside the personal finances of Trump's nominees and Cabinet members

How you ever wondered how some of President-elect Donald Trump's top appointees and nominees ... Office of Management and ...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Cabinet Vought

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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.

New York Magazine4h

Will Musk-Dominated DOGE Go Big or Small?

With Ramaswamy gone, Musk’s DOGE will be inside the White House. The size of its ambitions for remaking the federal ...

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