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Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

One of Trump’s picks is currently an evangelical pastor: Southern Baptist Scott Turner, an associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, was tapped to be Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives.

Project 2025 contributing author Russell Vought is slated to resume his prior role of Office of Management and Budget director.

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President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director faced another series of questions over presidential power to withhold government funding.

Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.

Tim Kaine Confronts Trump’s OMB Nominee Vought With His Own Words About Villifying Federal Workers During Wednesday’s Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) questioned President Donald Trump’s OMB Director Nominee Russell Vought about protecting the federal workforce.

You are going to swear an oath to the Constitution, not to Donald Trump, just like any other confirmed official," Slotkin reminded Vought

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, is the latest to express public disapproval, particularly for the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers.