Project 2025 co-author Vought faces Senate grilling

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.
‘Tell Trump to follow Constitution or else...’: Project 2025 co-author Vought faces Senate grilling
Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought faced intense questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of OMB director. Senators grilled Vought over his role in drafting policies for the controversial Project 2025 and his stance on executive power.
Russell Vought grilled on Project 2025 and ‘breaking the law’ during Senate hearing
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget, faced tough questioning from Democrats.
Trump's budget nominee and 'Project 2025' author Russ Vought faces senators
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the top budget office, Russ Vought, will face senators on Wednesday for potential confirmation to a crucial post for Trump's goals to reshape and downsize the federal government.
‘Astonished and aghast’: Project 2025 co-author grilled in Senate for Trump budget post
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
7 takeaways from a jam-packed day of confirmation hearings for Trump's nominees
Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a ...
Pam Bondi likely to be confirmed as Trump picks glide through hearings: Recap
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe ...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno backs Trump’s pick for budget director despite Democrats’ concerns
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Newly-seated U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno on Wednesday defended President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought, from Democrats ...
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy, Secretary of Homeland Security nominee South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and from bottom left, CIA Director nominee John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State ...
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Russ Vought: Donald Trump’s holy warrior
Yet one of the people driving it forward is anything but. It is almost easy at first to overlook Russell Vought (pronounced “vote”), with his tortoiseshell spectacles, neatly trimmed beard and ...
Trump cabinet picks Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio, others faced a full day of questions from senators
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate ...
Photos of the week ending January 17, 2025
Welcome to the Trump administration confirmation hearing-palooza edition of Roll Call’s photos of the week. Many of President ...
Supreme Court upholds the law banning TikTok beginning Sunday if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court upholds the law banning TikTok beginning Sunday if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company.