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Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office

If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.

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Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office

After Trump's defeat, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. In speeches he made in 2023 and 2024, Vought described how he helped create legal justifications to prevent military leaders and government lawyers from obstructing Trump's executive actions, ProPublica reported.

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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.

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Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid

He stressed he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that ...

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Trump's pick for budget director Russell Vought's stance on Ukraine aid questioned at hearing

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump ... specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and ...

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‘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 ...

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Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his ‘power of the purse’ dreams

The president-elect's nominee for White House budget director reiterated that Trump believes law protecting Congress’ funding ...

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