White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief
Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.
Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as the next director of the powerful White House budget office, installing a conservative fiscal hawk who has promised to pursue sweeping spending cuts and empower President Donald Trump to conform the budget to his political views.
US Senate Confirms Trump Budget Director Pick Vought
The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in the hands of hardline conservative who has advocated for reducing Congress's power over taxpayer dollars.
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Firebrand Vought confirmed as White House budget director
Russ Vought, a hard-charging fiscal and social conservative with a passion for downsizing government, became President Donald Trump’s budget director for the second time Thursday when the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed him on a party-line vote.
Republicans largely back Trump's attempted federal aid freeze — with some notes of caution
Members of Congress and governors supported the idea of reviewing federal spending, while some wanted clarity that certain ...
Republicans defend Trump’s authority to freeze federal funding but have questions on implementation
Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely defended President Trump’s authority to temporarily freeze disbursements of federal ...
Republican aid freeze jeopardizes core needs
For Republicans, maybe the point is to deny children education and food or to block advances in cancer research. Maybe the ...
Funding freeze sparks Democratic uproar as party grapples with how to take on Trump
Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to ...
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Durbin Slams Trump Administration For Ramifications Of Federal Funding Freeze, Highlights Global Necessity Of USAID
WASHINGTON, D.C. In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) slammed the Trump ...
Tim Walz Reprimands 'Deafening Silence of Republican Governors' Amid Trump's Federal Funding Freeze: 'Shame on You' | Video
In his first interview since the 2024 presidential election, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shared his disdain for Republicans who ...
Judge blocks Trump federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid
The spending freeze on federal assistance could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans ...
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UPDATE: DC Federal Judge Joins RI Judge to Extend Court Halt to Trump Funding Freeze
DC federal judge on Feb. 3  extended her expiring block of the Trump funding freeze on grants and loans, leaving industry ...
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U.S. Sen. Merkley prepared to fight any move by Trump administration to freeze federal funding
The Oregon Democrat said during a town hall that it’s unconstitutional for a president to block congressionally approved ...
Trump admin slashes federal funding for Tennessee refugee resettlement groups
Refugee resettlement agencies across the country have been left in limbo after the Trump administration abruptly suspended ...