US Senate approves Vought as White House budget director
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the entity at the center of a contentious effort to freeze federal funding for aid programs.
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump’s administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance, which had paralyzed many federal programs and caused a huge uproar on Capitol Hill.
Democrats sue White House budget office over federal grant freeze
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether
Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director
WASHINGTON — 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. Although Democrats have been divided over various Trump nominees, they unified in opposition to Vought.
Russell Vought confirmed as White House budget chief amid funding freeze row
Washington: The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a key agency at the centre of a contentious effort to freeze federal funding for aid programmes.
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief
Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.
Russell Vought confirmed as Office of Management and Budget director
Russell Vought, a key author of Project 2025, was confirmed by the Senate, 53-47, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as the next director of the powerful White House budget office, installing a conservative fiscal hawk who has promised to pursue sweeping spending cuts and empower President Donald Trump to conform the budget to his political views.
How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Russell T. Vought as Budget Chief
The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
How a journalist used her newsletter to break the story about a White House plan to freeze federal grants — and how she's building a business
Marisa Kabas is an independent journalist who runs a newsletter called The Handbasket. She broke down how she built and grew ...
Live updates: Senate confirms Trump pick Russell Vought as White House budget director
Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Live updates as the ...
White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term’s travel ban
Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.
White House says Trump funding freeze remains in effect despite rescinding OMB memo
The OMB memo had directed federal agencies to pause grants and loans pending a review of compliance with the agenda of ...
White House rescinds federal aid freeze proposal day after judge temporarily halted it
The White House budget office Wednesday rescinded the federal aid freeze, according to multiple media reports citing an ...
White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created ...