Trump’s pick for budget head worked on Project 2025 – and wants to bypass the US Senate

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Photo caption: Russ Vought at the White House on 11 March 2019. Photo credit: Evan Vucci / AP. Article by Alice Herman. The Guardian – November 23, 2024.

Russell Vought led the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term and is pushing for a workaround to install president-elect’s picks

Even before Donald Trump tapped Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a second time, Vought’s thinktank had gotten to work in recent weeks lobbying for recess appointments – a means by which Trump could […]

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