Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.

Multiple groups called on the Senate to reject President Trump’s pick for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, Russell Vought. In three separate letters, the Coalition for Sensible

As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought plans to implement the most critical parts of the new Trump agenda.

An internal OMB document shows that it is official administration policy to block funding to provoke a constitutional challenge.

While the Trump administration intends to ax funding for initiatives it views as out of step with its priorities, it didn’t mean to blow up funding for a broader suite of programs.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday ... (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, appears before the Senate ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump wants Russell Vought to return to the White House and serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) once again. Vought was the acting OMB director during the final two years of Trump's first administration.

Rather than take part — and knowing they’d be in the minority even if they all did show up and vote no — Democrats decided not to show up at all.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is sworn in for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

The Democrats had a showy tantrum on Thursday, but Republicans got their business done regardless. The Senate Budget Committee voted 11-0 to send the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget to the full Senate,