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'Ultra-right': Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought faces fire from Dem senators

President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.

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Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office

Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term, has signaled he will take a more aggressive approach to helping the president-elect carry out his agenda of shrinking the federal government.

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Trump budget nominee Russell Vought says presidents can withhold authorized spending

Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Trump 2nd term live updates: President takes pride in getting rid of 'woke crap'

Speaker Mike Johnson said he doesn't "question" Trump's decision to pardon more than thousand people convicted in connection ...

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Trump’s budget pick, Russ Vought, is starting to upend Washington

Even before he takes the reins at the White House budget office, Russell Vought has started trying ... s capital and shaped some of President Donald Trump’s earliest policy directives ...

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Trump Budget Nominee Says He’s Proud of Legislation That Doubled Extreme Poverty

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