Senate Confirms Russ Vought for Second Stint as Trump's Budget Chief

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How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Russell T. Vought as Budget Chief

Mr. Vought led the White House Office of Management and Budget during the second half of President Trump’s first term.

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New York Times

Who Is Russell Vought? Senate Confirms Trump’s Controversial OMB Director Pick—As Dems Protest

The Senate confirmed Thursday one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, Russell Vought, as director of the Office of Management and Budget—as Vought is expected to expand the agency’s power and exert outsized control over government spending, in line with the agendas he helped craft for Trump’s second term.

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Forbes

Trump’s ‘Thomas Cromwell’: How a little-known fixer is seizing control of the US government

“The only way Trump can achieve that goal, however, is with loyal foot soldiers like Russell Vought.” Vought has spoken publicly about his ambition to remove politically non-compliant civil servants by any means possible.

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The Telegraph

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Senate Confirms Russell Vought for OMB Despite Massive Dem Pushback

The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm the new head of the Office of Management and Budget. The vote came after a 30-hour protest by Democrats against the nomination. The OMB is responsible for developing and executing the president’s budget. The Senate is expected to vote on the nomination on Thursday.

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Trump's "puppet master," Russ Vought, confirmed to lead OMB

The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Democrats held the Senate floor in an overnight marathon to protest the nomination. Vought will officially return to his old job, which he sees as being the “keeper of ‘commander’s intent’”

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Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office

Vought's return to the White House Office of Budget and Management puts him in a key role in implementing the president's agenda. He is one of the architects of Project 2025, a plan to reshape the federal government. The White House budget office is already under fire after a memo to freeze federal spending sent schools and nonprofits into a panic.

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Russell Vought secures confirmation despite Dem attempts to derail nomination

Russell Vought was confirmed Thursday night to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Vought is now the 13th member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet to be confirmed in just the first three weeks of his presidency. Democrats attempted an all-night filibuster in protest of Trump's OMB nominee.

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Senate vote could put Project 2025 architect in charge of Trump's budget office

Vought's return to the Office of Management and Budget would put him in a role that often goes under the public radar. The OMB acts as a nerve center for the White House, developing its budget, policy priorities and agency rule-making. Vought has already played a key role in Trump's effort to remake the federal government as one of the architects of Project 2025.

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Firebrand Vought confirmed as White House budget director - Roll Call

Firebrand Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget director on party-line vote. Democrats staged an all-night protest on the Senate floor that continued up until the evening vote. Vought played a key role behind the scenes in efforts including the Trump administration’s funding freeze, Democrats say.

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Russell Vought Is the Glue Between Elon Musk and Republicans

Russell Vought was confirmed to return to the directorship of the Office of Management and Budget. Vought has described the OMB as the “nerve center” of the federal government. With this vote a very important piece of the Trump 2.0 machinery was snapped into place.

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Senate confirms Russell Vought, Project 2025 coauthor, as White House OMB director

Senate confirms Russell Vought, Project 2025 coauthor, as White House OMB director. Vought will now lead the office overseeing the White House's budget, policy, and rule-making. He co-authored the controversial conservative roadmap "Project 2025," which President Donald Trump distanced himself from during the campaign.

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Senate confirms Trump’s budget, management pick

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Senate confirms budget director

Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead Office of Budget and Management. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Vought is the wrong man for the wrong place. Vought's confirmation comes as Congress tries to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate is expected to vote on a bill to fund the government through September.

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11h ago

Senate Republicans confirm Russell Vought as budget chief * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff

Russell Vought was confirmed to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) The Democrats put up a 30-hour protest to delay his confirmation. Vought will lead the OMB until the end of the current administration in 2025. The Senate confirmed him 53 to 47 on Wednesday.

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VICTORY: Russell Vought CONFIRMED As OMB Director In Spite of Democrat Attempts to Stop Him! * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Kaley

Russell Vought has been confirmed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm him, along party lines. Republicans are celebrating the confirmation, seeing Vought as a key player who will work in tangent with Elon Musk and DOGE to cut the pork and drain the swamp!

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