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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who's charged with implementing President Donald Trump's policies and agendas, arrives to meet with Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IG’s review of Fed headquarters not sufficient, says OMB chief

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks over notes as Senate Republicans work to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved spending targeted by DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer wants White House budget chief fired for advocating for a partisan spending process

By Lindsey McPherson and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought walks at the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Russell Vought eyes another package of federal spending to claw back

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks after a policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Senate to restore $400 million in AIDS prevention funding, reduce Trump cuts package to $9 billion

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

White House ramps up attacks on Powell, Fed Reserve by lambasting headquarters’ renovation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate hearing with Trump budget chief highlights potential changes to $9.4 billion cuts package

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House pushes back on CBO estimate that Trump bill could add $2.4T to deficit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought walks after a television interview at the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

OMB Director Russ Vought slams GAO for calling pause of funding EV charging program ‘illegal’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought walks after a television interview at the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House will unveil Trump’s 2026 budget, his first since returning to power

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

U.S. Marines install barbed wire along the border fence Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump administration officials tell senators they need $175B for border, immigration enforcement

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, appears before the Senate Budget Committee during a hearing to examine his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Dems urge GOP to hold OMB nominee until ‘illegal’ freeze resolved

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director, Office of Management and Budget, appears before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump budget nominee, lawmakers spar over spending powers

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director, Office of Management and Budget, appears before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump budget director nominee says he wants to avoid government shutdowns

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - Acting OMB Director Russel Vought speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Trump names Bessent as Treasury secretary, Vought to lead OMB

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gives thumbs up, as he departs after speaking from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump still a GOP titan: ‘A restoration is coming’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Donald Trump post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Latrobe, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump orders stop to ‘White privilege’ diversity training in federal government

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2019, file photo, White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House defends budget deal against conservatives’ objections

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"We can help low-income families and end dependency on government benefits by strengthening work requirements," said Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget. (Associated Press)

Trump budget includes strengthened work requirements

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Jimmy Carter, right, and Sen. Bernie Sanders discuss human rights during the Human Rights Defenders Forum at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Monday, May 8, 2017. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Bernie Sanders imposes religious test for Trump budget pick

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times