President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russell Vought to be the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, according to two sources close to his transition effort, putting him at the helm of a powerful agency that helps decide a president's policy priorities and how to pay for them.



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Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say


President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russell Vought to be the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, according to two sources close to his transition effort, putting him at the helm of a powerful agency that helps decide a president's policy priorities and how to pay for them.


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The president-elect is interviewing the author of a chapter of Project 2025 for a senior administration posting.

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Trump eyes return of Russell Vought to key White House budget post

If confirmed, this will be Russ Vought's second time as OMB director. He authored a chapter of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a GOP administration.

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Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to serve as the director of the Office of Management and Budget, according to CBS News, bringing back a trusted former aide to his second administration.

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Trump Expected to Name Vought to Lead Budget Office, CBS Says

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, CBS News reports. Vought wrote a chapter of The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint — his chapter covers the “Executive Office of the President.”

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Trump Taps Russ Vought as Budget Chief

Trump's Bold Budgetary Shift with Russell Vought at the Helm  President-elect Donald Trump is poised to appoint Russell Vought, a staunch conservative supporter, as the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. This strategic move places Vought at the forefront of shaping the administration’s financial and regulatory agenda.Vought, who served as OMB chief during Trump's first term, is expected to play a pivotal role in reducing gover…

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Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Russell Vought to run the Office of Management and Budget. Vought is notable as having served as OMB director during the final two years of Trump’s first term and thereafter as an author of the “Executive Office of the President” chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Vought served throughout the first Trump administration, first as the OMB’s deputy director under Mick Mulvaney, and th…

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Vought Expected to Lead Budget Office

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to appoint Russ Vought, a Christian nationalist who has plotted to remake the federal workforce in MAGA’s image, to serve as his administration’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, according to CBS News. Vought held the same position during Trump’s first term. Since leaving office he has been a leading architect of Project 2025, a sprawling plan to provide staffing and policy options to the …

Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say

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