During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in June, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) got into a tense exchange with OMB ...

President Donald Trump’s budget chief specifically targeted four deep blue cities for billions in potential funding cuts as the administration attempts to inflict pain—and blame—on Democrats for the ...

The Trump administration has halted $18 billion in New York City infrastructure funding over concerns regarding diversity, ...

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 president calls budget chief Russ Vought the ... In past shutdowns, the OMB has overseen agency plans during the lapse in federal fundings, ensuring which workers are essential and remain on the ...

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said projects in Boston, Baltimore and New York, among others, were “immediately” paused due to the shutdown. The Trump administration is “pausing” ...

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said Friday that the ongoing government shutdown is forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt billions of dollars in infrastructure projects ...

As the government shutdown heads into its third full week, the Trump administration is halting billions worth of infrastructure funding. It’s the latest of Office of Management and Budget Director ...

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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