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 choice to head up the White House’s budget office, about how he sees the limits of presidential power.
Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his 'power of the purse' dreams
The president-elect's nominee for White House budget director reiterated that Trump believes law protecting Congress' funding power is unconstitutional.
Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
Trump budget nominee, lawmakers spar over spending powers
Congress is gearing up for a potential separation of powers fight with the incoming Trump administration over who has the final pull of the purse strings.
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.
The Most Terrifying Answer in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing
Senators on both sides of the aisle took issue Wednesday with Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, noting that Russell Vought’s evasive and bureaucratic non-answers as to whether he’d obey the law while serving the country were alarming.
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.
OMB Nominee Russ Vought vs. Sen. Andy Kim: "There Are Portions Of Weaponized Bureaucracies Across The Government"
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) questioned Russell Vought, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a ...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno backs Trump’s pick for budget director despite Democrats’ concerns
It is an absolute sign of patriotism for you to be here,” Moreno told Trump's OMB nominee Russell Vought. “I look forward to ...
White House Budget Office Nominee Tries to Whitewash Trump’s First Term
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Russell Vought downplayed Trump’s moves to strip protections from civil service ...
Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
More than half of federal employees were either teleworking regularly or fully remote” by May 2024, the report notes.
Trump administration will get federal workers back in offices, budget director nominee says
The incoming Trump administration will try to get federal workers back into offices and reduce telework, the nominee to lead ...
WATCH LIVE: Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget testifies at Senate confirmation hearing
Russell Vought was OMB director during Trump’s first term and is viewed as critical in plans to cut wasteful government spending.
Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The Office of Management and Budget, known as OMB, is a small but powerful agency housed within the Executive Office of the President. It is the central nervous system of the federal government, ...