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'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.

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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 · 6d

Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office

Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term, has signaled he will take a more aggressive approach to helping the president-elect carry out his agenda of shrinking the federal government.

Trump, Democrats

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Democrats Slow G.O.P. Rush to Confirm Trump Nominees

Republicans will be able to win approval of President Trump’s top picks if they remain united, but they are frustrated by Democratic tactics.

Fox News · 3h

Schumer says Democrats will not let GOP rush through Trump nominees

N.Y., told Fox News Digital's Aishah Hasnie that he supports action by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., to delay confirmation of some of President Trump's more controversial Cabinet nominees.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Senate Democrats work to delay speedy confirmation of Trump nominees

Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.

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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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We Can Stop Pretending Like Donald Trump Had Never Heard of Project 2025 Now, Right?

I commend to your attention the recent confirmation hearings of Russell Vought, the career apparatchik and key figure behind Project 2025, a veritable Vesuvius of bad and dangerous ideas whom the ...

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

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Can Trump freeze spending? OMB pick says it’ll be under ‘review.’

President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director faced another series of questions over presidential power to withhold ...

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 ...

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Team Trump eyes Congress’ power of the purse as part of new power grab

One of the president’s most controversial Cabinet nominees wants to shuffle the deck on core American principles, such as checks and balances.

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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