Even budget hawks have a sensitive side. White House budget director Russ Vought — whom President Trump recently depicted as the Grim Reaper relentlessly slashing government headcount — was snapped ...

Trump followed up his statement with praise for Vought and pointed out that critics call him Darth Vader: "They call him Darth Vader. I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's union has asked a district court to rule on whether the agency's acting director, Russell Vought, violated a preliminary injunction by refusing to seek ...

President Donald Trump has tapped another Office of Management and Budget official to head a consumer protection agency the administration is trying to wind down, but the administration indicated ...

Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, outside the West Wing of the White House, September 29, 2025, in Washington. Credit: Evan Vucci/AP Photo A legal office in the White House, at ...

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and fellow Banking Committee Democrats have sent a letter to Acting Director of the ...

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We look at the influence of Trump’s top budget adviser and the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought, over the Trump administration’s policies and Trump himself. Vought is “the driving force ...

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