US Sen. Richard Blumenthal challenged President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) over his past proposals to reduce or eliminate benefits for certain veterans to save money in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system.

Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term, has signaled he will take a more aggressive approach to helping the president-elect carry out his agenda of shrinking the federal government.

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his

Will You Release That Money?’: Blumenthal Grills Trump’s OMB Director Nominee On Ukraine Aid At Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security Committee, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) questioned Russell Vought,

Russell Vought, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump ... Vought's answer changed somewhat when Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked if he would approve the distribution of $3.8 billion in aid for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee ... As the hearings continued, Vought's answer changed somewhat when Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked if he would approve the distribution of $3.8 billion in aid for ...

Senate Democrats grilled Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee ... Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Richard Blumenthal (D-OR) pressed Vought during his Wednesday confirmation hearing about Trump’s threats to states. Hassan first asked Vought ...

Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has refused to say Trump will follow the law that forbids him from blocking funds.

Michigan's U.S. senators voted in committee against Trump's picks to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and White House budget office, Russell Vought.

The Senate on Monday evening unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, providing President Trump the first member of his Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

Trump seeks sharp reductions in federal spending, deeper tax cuts, seemingly universal tariffs and sweeping deregulation.