Russell Vladimirovich Vought (IPA: / voʊt / VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American government official 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.

Nov 23, 2024 · After repeatedly disavowing Project 2025 during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate co-author Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

5 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.

Nov 23, 2024 · Russell Vought, a prominent contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, will return as director of the Office of Management and Budget in Donald Trump’s second administration, the...

Oct 28, 2024 · As OMB director, Russell Vought sought to use Trump’s 2020 Schedule F executive order to strip away job protections for nonpartisan government workers.

7 hours ago · Three years ago, Russell Vought, President Trump’s choice to become director of the Office of Management and Budget, argued that “the stark reality in America is that we are in the late stages ...

Dec 2, 2024 · Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during a House Budget Committee hearing in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Nov 22, 2024 · Russell Vought, who would lead the Office of Management and Budget, has spent years building plans to rework the American structure of government in ways that would enhance presidential...

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has selected Russell Vought as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, he said in a Truth Social post. Vought was one of the key authors of Project...

Jan 15, 2025 · While leading the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump administration, Russell T. Vought took steps to expand the number of federal employees required to work during a government ...