Russell Vought, Democrats and Senate Budget Committee

Senate Budget Committee advances Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect, to floor vote
The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, Trump's pick to lead the OMB, for a floor vote.
Republicans advance Trump budget nominee Russell Vought despite Democratic boycott
Democrats opposed a now-rescinded funding freeze by Trump and refused to show up for OMB nominee Russell Vought's confirmation hearing.
White House budget director nominee Vought advances despite Democratic protest
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.
Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget chief Russell Vought despite calls from top Democrats for a delay after an order halting all federal grants and loans.
Trump’s budget pick, Russ Vought, is starting to upend Washington
Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.
Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
Senate Budget Committee Republicans approved Russ Vought’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s budget director on Thursday, overcoming the absence of Democrats on the panel who boycotted the markup.
Republicans advance Trump OMB nominee as Democrats boycott vote
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 large swaths of federal funding.
Multiple groups call on Senate to reject Vought nomination
Multiple groups called on the Senate to reject President Trump’s pick for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, Russell Vought. In three separate letters, the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards,
Senate Budget advances Russell Vought over Democrats' protest
Russell Vought, should he be confirmed by the full Senate, would join a short list of those able to lead the CFPB, as his predecessor Mick Mulvaney did, per the requirements of the Vacancies Act.
'Struggling with your nomination': 4 takeaways from RFK Jr., Gabbard, Patel hearings
Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...
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WATCH: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director | Day 2
Vought was OMB director during Trump’s first term. He already had a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and ...
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Takeaways from Russell Vought’s confirmation hearing
The big news out of Russell Vought’s second confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee was impoundment.
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Vought maintains that 2020 election was 'rigged' in Senate confirmation questionnaire
Vought, who was believed to be a major player in the controversial "Project 2025" blueprint, wrote "I believe that the 2020 ...
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Senate Presses On with Vought Nomination Amidst Grant Halt Controversy
The Senate Budget Committee, led by Republicans, is set to confirm Russell Vought as budget chief. This decision proceeds ...
Kaine grills Vought on planned ‘woke and weaponized’ budget cuts
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) grilled Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and ...
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Democrats Protest Vote on Trump’s Budget Pick Over Medicaid Freeze
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee boycotted a meeting Thursday to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to chair the ...
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Live updates: RFK Jr., other key Trump nominees in spotlight at Senate confirmation hearings
Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is back on Capitol Hill on Thursday facing a second Senate panel in as many days as he vies for ...