Republicans advance Trump OMB nominee

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Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
Republicans advance Trump OMB nominee as Democrats boycott vote
Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the meeting to protest the administration’s recent efforts to freeze large swaths of federal funding.
White House budget director nominee Vought advances despite Democratic protest
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.
Senate Budget Committee advances Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect, to floor vote
The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, Trump's pick to lead the OMB, for a floor vote.
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Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee for budget chief, has a plan: cut taxes for the wealthy, eliminate regulations on corporate power, and slash spending on government programs the rest of the country depends on.
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During the confirmation hearing for Trump's OMB nominee, Russell Vought in the Senate this week, Senator Mark Warner lost it on Vought over his past comments.
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Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought arrives to testify during a hearing of the House Budget Committee about President Trump's budget for Fiscal Year 2021, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump goes to war with the federal workforce
President Donald Trump is pushing to root out disloyal government employees and seemingly exact retribution against those who’ve crossed him, roiling the federal workforce.
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WATCH: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director | Day 2
Vought was OMB director during Trump’s first term. He already had a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be detained and potentially deported even before a conviction.
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The nominees included Pete Hegseth (Defense), Kristi Noem (Homeland Security), Marco Rubio (State), Doug Burgum (Interior), Scott Bessent (Treasury), Russell Vought (budget director), Chris Wright ...
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Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, poll finds
WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, took questions from senators Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults were "extremely" or "very" confident ...