Trump Didn’t Campaign on Decimating the Federal GovernmentIt’s a Project 2025 plan chaotically implemented by Elon Musk, which most voters couldn’t possibly have expected, let alone supported.

In President Donald Trump’s first term, Russell Vought was a largely behind-the-scenes player who eventually became director of the influential but underappreciated Office of Management and Budget.

In a Feb. 8 post on X shortly after taking over as the CFPB’s acting director, Vought said he wouldn’t request the agency’s next funding draw from the Federal Reserve, noting the bureau already had ...