Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his nomination.



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‘Astonished and aghast’: Project 2025 co-author grilled in Senate for Trump budget post

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Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his nomination.

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As a U.S. Senate committee held a confirmation hearing for Russell Vought—Republican President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the White House Office of Management and Budget—progressive critics underscored what they called the extremism of the controversial nominee, who played a key role in crafting a proposed initiative to expand executive power and purge the federal civil service.Vought—who was questioned Wednesday by members of the Senate …

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President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government agencies and shrinking spending. Vought previously led the office for part of Trump's first term and is also a co-author of Project 2025. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

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Within days of Donald Trump winning reelection, the president of the Heritage Foundation—the organization behind Project 2025—said he was “ecstatic” about Trump’s cabinet selections, which were “exceeding our expectations.” On Wednesday, the Senate held confirmation hearings for one cabinet pick who stands to be a key facilitator in enacting Project 2025 within the administration: Russell Vought, who’s been tapped to manage Trump’s Office of Man…

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While running the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump administration, Russell T. Vought took steps to expand the number of federal employees needed to work during a government shutdown, froze military aid to Ukraine and criticized “spilling spending,” such as spending on foreign money. helping and organizing unions in other nations. Vought, whom President-elect Donald J. Trump has elected to head the budget office in his next …

Mientras dirigía la Oficina de Gestión y Presupuesto durante la primera administración Trump, Russell T. Vought tomó medidas para ampliar el número de empleados federales necesarios para trabajar durante un cierre del gobierno, congeló la ayuda militar a Ucrania y criticó el “gasto despilfarrador”, como los gastos en dinero extranjero. ayudar y organizar sindicatos en otras naciones. Vought, a quien el presidente electo Donald J. Trump ha elegid…

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Making a bid for his second stint as Office of Management and Budget director, Russell Vought on Wednesday sidestepped questions during his Senate confirmation hearing about the future of Schedule F, while leaving the door open for a reexamination of telework policies in agency collective bargaining agreements.  Vought, who led OMB for the final six months of Donald Trump’s first term in office, was pressed by Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., on whether h…

‘Astonished and aghast’: Project 2025 co-author grilled in Senate for Trump budget post

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