Russell Vought took over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday night and officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency deleted the banking ...

The 53-47 vote sends Vought back to OMB, where he previously held the role of director toward the end of the first Trump administration. His confirmation also serves as a de facto green light for ...

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. Vought, 48, was confirmed by a vote of 53-47.

The OMB has already executed a federal spending freeze that was rescinded amid legal challenges."This conflict strikes right to the heart of our constitutional system. The power of the purse is ...

In a chapter on the executive branch, Vought described OMB as the “air-traffic control system” of government, tasked to “ensure that all policy initiatives are flying in sync” and ...

In a 53 to 47 vote, the Senate confirmed Vought's nomination along party lines. Vought, 48, served as OMB director toward the end of President Trump's first term after serving as deputy OMB ...

Trump appointed Vought OMB director in 2020, after he served as deputy director in 2017 then acting director in 2019. Vought was a Senate aide before becoming executive director of the ...

Despite Democratic tactics to delay the confirmation vote, the Senate confirmed Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Republicans backed Vought’s nomination ...

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