The Senate has failed to pass a funding bill for the ninth time as the government shutdown continues into a third week. Earlier today, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought says they ...

White House budget chief Russell Vought said Wednesday that he expects the number of federal employees laid off to get "much higher" in the coming days. Vought, who is the director of the Office of ...

In an administration full of disruptors, Russ Vought is a different beast. Vought, as head of the White House’s budget arm, has assembled one of the most powerful and exacting teams in Washington, all ...

The government shutdown entered its 12th day on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan ...

Senate Democrats warned OMB Director Russell Vought Tuesday that it would be illegal for the Trump administration to shut ...

President Trump offered these comments on the "reckless and completely unnecessary" 2025 government shutdown and praised OMB Director Russ Vought as the "Darth Vader" of budget cuts. "They call him ...

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