MSNBC29d
Russ Vought wants to make Congress obsolete
On Wednesday, Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Office of Management and Budget, appeared before a panel of senators. When the gavel fell to end the hearing a few ...
MSNBC7d
Why Trump thinks he can get away with it
Democrats spent Wednesday night into Thursday morning holding the Senate floor, giving speech after speech to oppose Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Office of ...
Roll Call8d
Firebrand Vought confirmed as White House budget director
Russ Vought, a hard-charging fiscal and social conservative with a passion for downsizing government, became President Donald Trump’s budget director for the second time Thursday when the ...
Forbes8d
Who Is Russell Vought? Senate Confirms Trump’s Controversial OMB Director Pick—As Dems Protest
The Senate confirmed Thursday one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, Russell Vought, as director of the Office of Management and Budget—as Vought is expected to expand ...
The Associated Press on MSN8d
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an ...
The Hill7d
Senate installs Russell Vought as Trump’s next budget chief
Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, President Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Budget and Management (OMB), in the face of mounting Democratic attacks over his ties to ...
New York Post8d
Senate confirms Russell Vought to return as head of Trump’s Office of Management and Budget
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to return as head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after having helmed the agency during the latter half of President Trump’s first term.
Forbes4d
Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or perform any work tasks—a dismal sign for the bureau that has been ...
American Banker7d
Trump picks Russ Vought as acting CFPB director, WSJ reports
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Donald Trump has named Russell Vought as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, expanding the portfolio of the ...
THE WEEK11d
Russ Vought and the Office of Management and Budget are a 'key factor' in Trump's agenda
Donald Trump's plans to remake American government center on one man and one agency: Russ Vought and the Office of Management and Budget. Vought, Trump's nominee to lead the agency, is "starting ...
Politico5d
Vought cuts off CFPB funding, saying it’s not necessary to run the agency
Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is halting the flow of new funding to the agency and shutting down its headquarters, the latest threat to the CFPB’s ...
The New York Times6d
Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week
The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, telling agency employees to halt nearly ...