“Yes, I’m going to support it,” she said of Vought’s nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Collins believes that senators should give presidents deference to pick ...

The Senate voted 53-47 along party lines on Wednesday to limit debate on Vought’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the face of staunch opposition from Democrats.

ordered a freeze on virtually all operations at the agency with no indication as to how long the freeze would last. A letter signed by dozens of House Democrats on Saturday called on Bessent to ...

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 ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has gained access to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and has started a thorough review of the independent government agency ...

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.

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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 ...

"Mr. Vought's already served as the Office of Management and Budget, so there's no question he'll be able ... s control over federal spending. The OMB has already executed a federal spending ...

"No debate is permitted during a vote," Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., told the lawmakers. The OMB is responsible for developing and executing the president’s budget, as well as overseeing and ...

saying "There's no question that he will be able to hit the ground running." Thune said as director of OMB, Vought will have the chance to take on "two key economic issues:" addressing "excessive ...