Russell Vought, Senate and White House

Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director
Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate weighs Cabinet nominees and federal workers consider buyouts.
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to return as head of Trump’s Office of Management and Budget
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to return as head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after having helmed the agency during the latter half of President Trump’s first term. All 53 Republicans backed Vought as OMB director, while every Democrat (47) opposed Trump’s nominee.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as the next director of the powerful White House budget office, installing a conservative fiscal hawk who has promised to pursue sweeping spending cuts and empower President Donald Trump to conform the budget to his political views.
Russell Vought Confirmed as OMB Director
Read about the Senate confirmation of former OMB chief Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Senate confirms Russell Vought, Project 2025 coauthor, as White House OMB director
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House Office of Management and Budget director after a 30-hour floor fight, placing a key Trump ally in a powerful federal position.
Judge directs Trump officials to comply with earlier order halting funding freeze
A group of 22 states and the District of Columbia said the Trump administration was not complying with a judge's order ...
Judge orders Trump administration to immediately unfreeze federal funding and to stop violating his rulings
The administration must immediately restore federal funding, wrote a federal judge in Rhode Island who is overseeing a ...
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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal spending, reversing course
The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants after the administration’s move to halt ...
Trump White House failed to comply with court order on frozen federal spending: US judge
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully comply with a previous order lifting its broad freeze on ...
White House Forces Showdown Over Congress’s Power of the Purse
The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel ...
Trump Team Considers Treasury or Budget Office to Oversee CFPB
The Trump administration is poised to oust Biden-era appointee Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection ...
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo ...