'Ultra-right': Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought faces fire from Dem senators
President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.
Trump nominee for budget chief says president can withhold funding approved by Congress
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget appeared on a glide path to confirmation following a Wednesday hearing, despite Democrats raising concerns over his policy beliefs and actions in the exact same job during the first administration.
Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
Trump’s budget pick is famous for defying Congress. GOP senators want to confirm him anyway.
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 congressionally-approved funding.
Republicans Set Terrifying Precedent in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing
Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget continued his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, but his uncanny ability to slide past tough questions—and the committee’s complicity in allowing him to do so—didn’t get past some of the Democratic lawmakers interviewing him.
Can Trump Cancel Biden-Era Spending Plans Through Impoundment? Here’s What To Know.
Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has refused to say Trump will follow the law that forbids him from blocking funds.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities ...
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OPM directs agencies to quickly comply with Trump’s return-to-office mandate
Agencies should aim for a 30-day deadline to implement Trump’s return-to-office executive order, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.
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Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty
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President Trump orders federal employees to return to office
President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily freeze hiring for federal agencies and a mandate for federal employees to return to their offices. It was one of several executive orders signed ...
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President Trump Issues Order To Turbocharge Crypto Industry, Explore National Stockpile
President Donald Trump signed an executive order covering crypto regulation, development, and evaluate a national digital-asset reserve.
White House would have many ways to upend lives of Trump’s enemies
For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how ...
Trump wants federal workers back at their desks. Why that may be harder than it sounds
It was no surprise when President Donald Trump this week issued a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies, essentially directing them to get their employees back to the office full ...
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What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.
Team Trump eyes Congress’ power of the purse as part of new power grab
One of the president’s most controversial Cabinet nominees wants to shuffle the deck on core American principles, such as checks and balances.