A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.
The Tesla leader is a big-picture visionary, while the OMB pick is an in-the-weeds technocrat.
Rachel Maddow points out how Senate Democrats are using their power in the minority to boycott Trump's OMB pick Russell ...
President Trump signed an executive order calling for a federal "funding freeze," and Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) subsequently issued ...
Despite the boycott, Russell Vought's nomination advanced and moves to the Senate for an upcoming confirmation hearing.
Multiple groups called on the Senate to reject President Trump’s pick for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, ...
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee boycotted a meeting Thursday to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to chair the ...
Russell Vought, should he be confirmed by the full Senate, would join a short list of those able to lead the CFPB, as his ...
His funding freeze play was supposed to be part of a well-planned, shock-and-awe takeover. The slapdash result suggests that the minds behind MAGA 2.0 are still a slopcore mess.
The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, Trump's pick to lead the OMB, for a floor vote.