Russ Vought faces questioning during his confirmation about him wanting to make some federal employees more accountable to the president than to the bureaucracy.
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.
Michigan's U.S. senators voted in committee against Trump's picks to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and White House budget office, Russell Vought.
Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the White House’s budget office ... answering questions,” said Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), the top Democrat ...
Vought, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget director ... use of government shutdowns,” she said. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Homeland ...
Mich., told the Detroit News in an interview released Tuesday that he would not be seeking re-election for his seat, which will likely set off an intense battle between Democrats and the GOP over the
Congress is gearing up for a potential separation of powers fight with the incoming Trump administration over who has the final pull of the purse strings.
He previously served as head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB ... during the 2024 presidential election cycle. Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), the top Democrat on the committee, pressed ...
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for Commerce Department head, told senators Wednesday he'll crack down on those who treat the U.S. “horribly.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s rescission of its funding freeze memo President Trump’s “first major loss” of his second White House term. “This is Trump’s first major loss.
President Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Matthew Vaeth has ordered a wide-reaching freeze on federal loans and grants. (Scripps News)
Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, of Michigan, announced Tuesday that he will not run for a third six-year term in 2026 leaving an open Senate seat.