1 day ago · White House. Senate GOP forges ahead with Trump’s budget pick amid funding freeze uproar Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority aren’t going to oppose Russ Vought’s ...

18 hours ago · The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as White House Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.

Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: / voʊt / VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American government official who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from July 2020 to January 2021. Before assuming this role, he was deputy director of the OMB for part of 2018, and served as acting director from 2019 to 2020.

18 hours ago · Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the meeting to protest the administration’s recent efforts to freeze ...

Jan 22, 2025 · It’s looking like "thumbs up" for Russ Vought in the Senate, where Republicans are preparing to confirm him to lead the White House budget office despite his reputation for withholding ...

Nov 23, 2024 · Russ Vought, one of the architects of the conservative agenda known as Project 2025, has been tapped to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Donald Trump...

Jan 15, 2025 · While leading the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump administration, Russell T. Vought took steps to expand the number of federal employees required to work during a...

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has selected Russell Vought as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, he said in a Truth Social post. Vought was one of the key authors of Project 2025...

Nov 23, 2024 · After repeatedly disavowing Project 2025 during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate co-author Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Russell Vought joined the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) when President Trump took office. Vought previously served as Deputy Director and Acting Director prior to his confirmation as Director of OMB in July 2020.