US EditionMeet Russ Vought, Trump’s shutdown architect
Russ Vought, co-author of Project 2025, directs $26 billion in federal cuts targeting climate and Democratic-led states amid ongoing government shutdown.
- Last week, the United States government shut down and Russell Vought, White House Budget Director and OMB Director, is the shutdown’s architect enforcing President Donald Trump's priorities.
- Amid failure to pass a spending bill, Russell Vought, OMB Director and Project 2025 co-author, blamed Democrats' 'insane demands' while promoting the Heritage Foundation blueprint.
- Vought announced cancellations of nearly $8 billion in Green New Deal funding across 16 Democrat-led states and withheld $18 billion in New York City subway and tunnel funding.
- Vought ordered agencies to prepare for mass layoffs, suspending some services and furloughing federal workers, while the White House indicated some cuts may be permanent.
- Seen as a believer in the unitary executive, Vought advocates presidential control of spending and has long sought to shrink government, confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 53–47 vote amid contentious hearings.
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Centrist Republicans warn against Trump’s partisan shutdown strategy
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s freezing of funds for Democratic-led states has raised concerns among some centrist Republicans in the U.S. Congress, who worry that leaning into these divisions could make it harder to end an ongoing government shutdown. “You’re going to create a bad faith environment here that could put us further out. They need to be very judicious,” Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who is involved…
How the Shutdown Could Remake the Trump Administration
Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been waiting for this moment his whole adult life — or that’s what President Trump and the Republican Congressional leadership would like you to believe. As they put it, Vought is a fanatical budget cutter who, once unleashed, cannot be controlled. Who knows what he’ll cut if the Democrats continue to keep the government shut down?Substantial staffing cuts that go beyond the t…
Is THIS Trump's REAL plan for the government shutdown?
The government shutdown is here! But is this really just about a dispute over illegal immigration and healthcare? Or do President Trump and his OMB Director Russ Vought have additional plans? Glenn and Stu explain how the shutdown could lead to much-needed government layoffs and spending cuts. TranscriptBelow is a rush transcript that may contain errorsGLENN: Well, the government is shut down. Boy, oh, boy, oh, boy. I'm really -- I had somebody …
GOP Senator Craps All Over Johnson's Attempt To Defend Russ Vought
House Speaker Mike Johnson wants us to believe OMB Director Russ Vought isn't salivating at the chance to punish people in blue states that Trump believes are all his political enemies during this shutdown. Sadly for him, Sen. Mike Lee made it obvious that isn't the case. MSNBC's Chris Hayes did a great job of laying it all out this Thursday: HAYES: You're not hearing any empathy for regular folks from the White House. This administration is sa…
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