Senator John Kennedy questioned Russell Vought, co-founder of Project 2025, during the confirmation hearing for OMB director role, regarding his stance on combating fraud after revelations that $1.6 billion in federal payments were sent to dead people.

Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.

Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testified Wednesday before the Senate Budget Committee for his confirmation

By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington While leading the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump administration, Russell T. Vought took ... said John Koskinen, who served ...

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Russell Vought’ s nomination to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds ...

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee praised President Donald Trump’s pick, Russell Vought, to lead the Office of Management and Budget. “I

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to ... who knows more about the federal budget than you do,” Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told Vought. “Bottom line is, I think you’re ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, is the latest to express public disapproval, particularly for the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers.

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

This is the practice of presidents refusing to spend funds that Congress has appropriated, shifting power to the White House. To take a current example, Mr Trump has issued an executive order putting an “immediate pause” on billions of dollars appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2021 and a climate law from 2022.