The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, ...

Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the ...

The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual ...

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.

Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.

As the White House rescinds a move to pause federal aid, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley tells KTVZ News he believes the initial move was likely unconstitutional. The Trump administration on Wednesday ...

The flap over the Trump White House’s temporary freeze on some discretionary federal funding was the first controversy of the second Trump administration that reminded observers of the early days of ...

A notice from the Trump Administration calling for a temporary pause in federal grant and loan programs sent state leaders ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings are set to begin Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and the Health, ...

President Trump is impounding funds already legally authorized by Congress, in defiance of law, precedent, and arguably the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and will be held Thursday ...

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