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

The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Russell Vought as the next head of the Office of Management and Budget despite fierce pushback from Democrats.

Russell Vought, co-author of Project 2025, has been confirmed as OMB director, overseeing a $6.75 trillion budget.

Vought previously served as director of the OMB during Trump’s first term. The OMB produces and oversees the president’s budget, among other responsibilities.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Russell Vought as the next head of the Office of ...

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

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

Vought's return to the Office of Management and Budget is a green light for his radical overhaul of the federal government.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2025/ Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images ...

“I do not know a single person who knows more about the federal budget than you do,” said Kennedy. The role isn’t new for Vought who served as OMB director for two years during President Trump’s first ...

He cited cuts made to social safety, healthcare, housing and college programs in 2021 as examples of ways in which Vought's policies while director of the OMB harms working class families ...