Jan 24, 2025 · Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, makes his opening statement during a Senate hearing examining his selection on Jan. 15.

Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: / voʊt / VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American political analyst who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from July 2020 to January 2021. Before assuming this role, he was deputy director of the OMB for part of 2018, and served as acting director from 2019 to 2020.

6 days ago · Senate Republicans who care about Congress’ spending authority aren’t going to oppose Russ Vought’s nomination to lead OMB as Democrats accuse the White House of curtailing lawmakers’ powers.

Jan 15, 2025 · 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...

Jan 29, 2025 · The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday afternoon amid chaos and backlash, was the brainchild of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to direct ...

1 day ago · Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Three years ago, Russell Vought, President Trump’s choice to become director of the Office ...

Aug 5, 2024 · A chief architect of Project 2025, the controversial conservative blueprint to remake the federal government, Russell Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post in a second Trump administration.

Aug 5, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought sounds like a general marshaling troops for combat when he talks about taming a “woke and weaponized” federal government.

Jan 16, 2025 · Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s expected nominee to run OMB, told Senators that he would follow the Impoundment Control Act. If Russell Vought’s confirmation hearing to run the Office of Management and Budget was a boxing match, the judges would’ve given him the win on points.

There will be a Hearing of the Committee on the Budget. On: Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 10:00 AM In: Room SD-608 To Consider: The Nomination of the Honorable Russell T. Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget