Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the agency's activities, and promises to cut spending.

Trump’s DOGE, an advisory body led by Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of ...

Hundreds of people rallied in downtown Salem and northeast Portland on Wednesday in separate protests against President ...

Russ Vought will be White House budget director for the second time after a party-line confirmation vote in the ...

Despite an overnight effort on the Senate floor from Democratic lawmakers to derail Russell Vought’s path to becoming Office ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...

Despite Democratic tactics to delay the vote, the Senate confirmed Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He previously served as OMB director during President Donald ...

A new memo from OPM directs agencies to reverse the career-only status for those roles, and instead open them to potentially political appointments.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) discusses his concerns regarding Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget nominee, Russell ...

Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled ...

While Democrats don’t have the Senate votes to tank Trump nominees, they can derail the chamber’s day-to-day functions.