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During his Senate confirmation hearing, Russell Vought downplayed Trump’s moves to strip protections from civil service ...

Russell Vought testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S.

The tension was on display as Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump ... agreed to reopen the government without the funding signed into law. Negotiations that transpired in the weeks ...