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 ...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...
Recall of USAID’s global workforce causes havoc and distress
USAID employees stationed overseas are struggling to navigate the sudden upheaval, having received little clear information ...
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought confirmed as head of powerful Office of Management and Budget
Senator Chuck Schumer called Vought the ‘most radical nominee, who has the most extreme agenda’ and now heads the ‘most ...
Vought wants to dismantle the ‘deep state.’ As he takes office, it’s already happening.
The administration’s early moves to fire thousands of federal workers and dismantle entire agencies even before Vought took office reflect his influence at the White House.
Fannie Mae Underpins the Mortgage Market. Should the Government Sell It?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump ...
Washington's Debt Delusion: Economic Growth Cannot Fix the Deficit
Washington is running its largest peacetime budget deficit in American history. The national debt held by the public has leaped from 40 percent of the economy in 2008 to 100 percent today—on its way ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday signaled that the White House wants Trump's tax cut package from 2017 to be ...
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As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back
A familiar pattern has emerged since President Donald Trump returned to the White House less than three weeks ago: He makes a brash proposal, his opponents file a lawsuit and a federal ju ...