In Vought’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee on Jan. 22, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said that since 2019, the U.S. population has grown 2%, while spending has grown 55% ...

The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.

Russell Vought’s nomination to be White House budget director will advance to the Senate floor despite a last-minute move by Senate Democrats to boycott his committee vote. Republican members of ...

The Senate confirmed Thursday one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, Russell ... Vought co-authored. Republicans, however, united behind Vought, with Senate Majority Leader ...

“the Venn diagram comparing the worldviews of Gabbard and Kennedy with that of a typical GOP senator overlaps a lot less than Hegseth’s did.” Now, as for Russell Vought, Trump’s pick for ...