Watch: Protesters interrupt OMB Director Russ Vought's opening statement at House hearing
Protesters interrupted OMB Director Russ Vought's opening statement at a House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday. Vought appeared before the House panel to discuss President Trump's budget request for fiscal year 2027.
Takeaways from Trump budget director Russ Vought’s congressional testimony
Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, testified about the president’s budget on Capitol Hill this week. Here are some of the takeaways. Vought, 50, is one of the more controversial figures in the Trump administration and has faced sharp criticism from the Left for gutting agencies and pushing for more spending
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‘Paradigm-shifting’ $1.5T defense budget to enable multiyear contracts: OMB director
OMB Director Russell Vought defended the use of reconciliation to pay for $350 billion in defense, saying the move would ensure that funds “aren’t held hostage” during traditional the appropriations process.
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OMB Head Russ Vought Refuses to Provide Financial Estimates on Iran War Costs
According to the “Iran War Cost Tracker” website, which provides real-time estimates of the costs of the conflict, the U.S. has spent over $53 billion as of Friday morning. Other policy experts are predicting that the war could cost much, much more by the time it concludes.
Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify
OMB Director Russell Vought appeared before Congress to answer questions about the request for the largest military spending boost since World War II.