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Trump, budget and Russell Vought

'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.

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.

POLITICO on MSN · 13h

Trump’s budget pick is famous for defying Congress. GOP senators want to confirm him anyway.

It’s looking like "thumbs up" for Russ Vought in the Senate, where Republicans are preparing to confirm him to lead the White House budget office despite his reputation for withholding congressionally-approved funding.

The New Republic on MSN · 15h

Republicans Set Terrifying Precedent in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing

Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget continued his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, but his uncanny ability to slide past tough questions—and the committee’s complicity in allowing him to do so—didn’t get past some of the Democratic lawmakers interviewing him.

Russell Vought, OMB

UPI · 9h

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.

Hosted on MSN · 18h

WATCH LIVE: Russell Vought testifies at confirmation hearing for OMB director

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, will testify before Congress for the second time. Since the first, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with Vought and released a statement disagreeing with the nomination.

kimatv · 18h

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)

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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 ...

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Kaine grills Vought on planned ‘woke and weaponized’ budget cuts

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) grilled Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and ...

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.

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Russell Vought grilled on Project 2025 and ‘breaking the law’ during Senate hearing

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget, faced ...

New Republic10hOpinion

The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans’ Racist Immigration Bill

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act, which allows for the ...

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Key Trump Nominee Hints at Push for Work Requirements in Medicaid

Russell T. Vought, President Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, said he supported work requirements ...

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

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Sean Hannity interviews Trump, after Laken Riley Act passes

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment ...

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