Republicans advance Trump budget nominee Russell Vought

Republicans advance Trump budget nominee Russell Vought despite Democratic boycott
Russell Vought’s nomination to be White House budget director will advance to the Senate floor despite a last-minute move by Senate Democrats to boycott his committee vote. Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee voted unanimously to advance Vought’s nomination as Democrats protest a now-rescinded funding freeze by the Trump administration.
Senate Budget Committee advances Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect, to floor vote
The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, Trump's pick to lead the OMB, for a floor vote.
White House budget director nominee Vought advances despite Democratic protest
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.
Senate Republicans Push Ahead on Trump Budget Pick Russell Vought
FILE PHOTO: Russell Vought, U.S. President Trump's nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies before a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File photo
Trump’s budget pick, Russ Vought, is starting to upend Washington
Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.
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.
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.
Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
Senate Budget Committee Republicans approved Russ Vought’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s budget director on Thursday, overcoming the absence of Democrats on the panel who boycotted the markup.
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Takeaways from Russell Vought’s confirmation hearing
The big news out of Russell Vought’s second confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee was impoundment.
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WATCH: 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 ...
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Vought maintains that 2020 election was 'rigged' in Senate confirmation questionnaire
Vought, who was believed to be a major player in the controversial "Project 2025" blueprint, wrote "I believe that the 2020 ...
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Senate Presses On with Vought Nomination Amidst Grant Halt Controversy
The Senate Budget Committee, led by Republicans, is set to confirm Russell Vought as budget chief. This decision proceeds ...
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 ...
Spending freeze mess shows Trump’s pick isn’t right for OMB
The nominee’s combative disdain for Congress’s power of the purse makes him unqualified.
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Republicans back OMB nominee despite spending uproar
Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority won't oppose Russell Vought’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget as ...