The Tesla leader is a big-picture thinker, while Russell Vought, the Office of Management and Budget pick, is an in-the-weeds ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Rachel Maddow points out how Senate Democrats are using their power in the minority to boycott Trump's OMB pick Russell ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...

While the Trump administration intends to ax funding for initiatives it views as out of step with its priorities, it didn’t mean to blow up funding for a broader suite of programs.

Democrats opposed a now-rescinded funding freeze by Trump and refused to show up for OMB nominee Russell Vought's confirmation hearing.

President Trump signed an executive order calling for a federal "funding freeze," and Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) subsequently issued ...

The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, ...

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee boycotted a meeting Thursday to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to chair the ...

Despite the boycott, Russell Vought's nomination advanced and moves to the Senate for an upcoming confirmation hearing.