Trump seeks to bring back Russell Vought

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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.
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)
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.
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 tough questioning from Democrats.
Trump budget nominee Russell Vought says presidents can withhold authorized spending
Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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WATCH LIVE: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director | Day 2
Vought was OMB director during Trump’s first term. He already had a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Watch Live: Trump OMB Nominee Russ Vought Senate Confirmation Hearing
Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies Wednesday with the Senate Budget Committee. You can watch his opening state
Russell Vought at Senate hearing: 'We have to use taxpayer dollars wisely'
Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, discussed how he wants to tackle "government waste" and use taxpayer dollars "wisely" during his opening statement at his Senate confirmation hearing.
Senate Democrats grill Trump’s OMB nominee
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee praised President Donald Trump’s pick, Russell Vought, to lead the Office of Management and Budget. “I think you’re qualified for the job. I know why he picked you,
Trump's OMB Director Nominee Russell Vought Delivers Opening Remarks In Confirmation Hearing
Today in the Senate, Trump's OMB Director nominee Russell Vought delivered his opening remarks at his confirmation hearing.
Sen. Padilla presses Russell Vought about politicizing disaster relief funds
Calif., questioned Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, about whether or ...
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 ...
OMB Nominee Russ Vought: "Inflation Driven By Irresponsible Spending Taxes Americans Twice"
Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testified Wednesday before the Senate Budget Committee. Below is his opening ...
Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees Russell Vought, Brooke Rollins under the Senate spotlight this week
Senate hearings for Trump’s Cabinet nominees progress this week, with Russell Vought (OMB) and Brooke Rollins (Agriculture) ...
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.
Vought nomination signals bruising spending wars under Trump
The Senate’s confirmation hearing of Russell Vought, one of Washington’s staunchest advocates for cutting spending, offered a ...
Trump seeks to reshape US government with sweeping executive actions
Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health ...
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 ...