Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.”

Calif., questioned Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, about whether or not he would "politicize" disaster relief funds during his confirmation hearing.

During the confirmation hearing for Trump's OMB director, Russell Vought in the Senate this week, Senator Patty Murray grilled Vought over whether he will follow the law if confirmed.

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.

Russell T. Vought, President Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, said he supported work requirements for the program that supports low-income Americans.

Democrats on Wednesday grilled Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee Russell Vought over recent executive orders made by President Trump they say “illegally” target funding authorized by

"And that's what public servants should be. They shouldn't gleefully be wishing trauma on people who are trying to serve their fellow man”

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During the confirmation hearing for Trump's OMB nominee, Russell Vought in the Senate this week, Senator Mark Warner lost it on Vought over his past comments.

With Ramaswamy gone, Musk’s DOGE will be inside the White House. The size of its ambitions for remaking the federal government are unclear.

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act, which allows for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime, with 46 Democrats joining every Republican in approving the bill.