Playbook PM: Senate sends through Secretary Kennedy
HAPPENING SHORTLY: President Donald Trump is due to announce his reciprocal tariffs on countries around the world, a significant new phase of his trade wars with most details TBA. CNBC’s Eamon Javers ...
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“People will die”
People will die” Call for action focuses on federal funding freeze. By Sherry Mazzocchi “If the funding is cut,” warned ...
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Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47 after Democrats warned he was Trump's "most dangerous nominee." ...
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Russell Vought isn't a normal Cabinet pick. Democrats were right to make a scene.
On Thursday, Donald Trump’s nominee for budget director, Russell Vought, passed through his Senate committee hearing 11-0, a unanimous vote. Vought's nomination will now go to the full Senate.
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Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings
Vought was an architect of Project 2025 and was influential in the White House memo to freeze federal funding this week, which sparked panic in communities across the country.
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Russell Vought, the Man Behind Trump’s Budget Freeze
Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee for budget chief, has a plan: cut taxes for the wealthy, eliminate regulations on corporate power, and slash spending on government programs the rest of the country ...
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Senate Budget Committee advances Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect, to floor vote
WASHINGTON - The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, for a floor vote. The floor vote ...