President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative 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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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.

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Trump picks Project 2025 co-author to lead White House’s budget office

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — 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 2025 and was Trump’s former budget director during his first administration when Vought oversaw a widespread deregulation push. OMB oversees the development and execution of the federal budget, and the office has significant i…

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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

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — 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 2025 – the conservative blueprint that Trump tried to distance himself from during the campaign. He was Trump’s former budget director during his first administration when Vought oversaw a widespread deregulation push. OMB ove…

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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

Trump announced the decision on Friday evening. Vought, 48, was the budget director from 2019 to 2021, when Trump first departed from office. “Russ has spent many years working in Public Policy in Washington, D.C., and is an aggressive cost cutter and deregulator who will help us implement our America First Agenda across all Agencies,”... The post Trump chooses Russ Vought for budget director, reprising his role appeared first on Daily Truth Rep…

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Trump chooses Russ Vought for budget director, reprising his role

Russell Vought, a co-author of the highly controversial “Project 2025” initiative, has been nominated to be the country’s next director of the Office of Management and Budget – a position he’s held before.President-elect Donald Trump made the pick Friday as part of his rollout of his economic team j...

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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

Vought was one of the architects of the conservative agenda known as Project 2025 and served as budget director during President-elect Donald Trump's first term in office.

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