U.S. funding freeze threatens Ukraine investigations of alleged Russian war crimes
The Trump administration's freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia responsible ...
The New York Times3d
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, putting in place one of the ... froze military aid for Ukraine and railed against spending on foreign aid. Mr. Vought emerged as one of Mr ...
USA Today1d
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget ... military aid for Ukraine, a move that ...
Politico25d
Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his ‘power of the purse’ dreams
Russell Vought wouldn’t commit to having the federal government spend all the money Congress approves. The issue came up during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, where he testified ...
CNN on MSN11d
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of ...
Senate confirms Russ Vought to lead budget office as Democrats protest
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Democrats held the floor ...
The New York Times26d
Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office
By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington While leading the Office of Management and ... involved in freezing aid to Ukraine while he was acting director of the budget office in 2019, before ...
New Republic19dOpinion
Trump Reveals His Genius Plan to Force Russia to End War on Ukraine
Donald Trump repeatedly promised during his presidential campaign to quickly end Russia’s war with Ukraine. It appears his ...
Opinion
New Republic18dOpinion
Trump’s Budget Pick Grilled on What Exactly He Thinks Is “Woke”
Russell Vought, Project 2025 mastermind and Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, had quite a testy confirmation hearing.
Las Vegas Sun13d
The Latest: White House to pause federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending ...
The Associated Press on MSN26d
Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid
specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and Management and Budget during Trump’s first term. He stressed ...
Government Executive21d
She was the first Black woman to run the U.S. budget. She doesn’t want to be the last.
Being able to secure Ukraine funding ... they have traditionally seen someone who was the head of the Office of Management and Budget. Was being somewhat public-facing, trying to explain to ...