Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.

The move prompted concerns from conservationists that national parks could be short-staffed during the summer season, when ...

Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and ...

President Donald Trump’s pick for the Office of Management and Budget director was condemned Thursday by Democratic Senate ...

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of ...

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

Public safety $13 million for the creation of the New York State Crime Analysis and Joint Special Operations Command ...

The OMB is like the government’s central nervous system – it, and its director, are at the center of pretty much everything.

If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.

After Trump's defeat, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. In speeches he made in 2023 ...

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Martha Coven served for six years as a political appointee in the Obama White House, at the Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Management and Budget. In 2020-21, she led the OMB agency ...