Even before he takes the reins at the White House budget office, Russell Vought has started trying to remake Washington. He has promised to pursue stark spending cuts, and he’s signaled support ...

The Trump administration’s demand that federal agencies plan to radically downsize is driven by a key figure in the ...

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from sending money ...

Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47 after Democrats warned he was Trump's "most dangerous nominee." ...

The case was dismissed "with prejudice," meaning it cannot be brought again, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in ...

The nominations come days after the Department of Government Efficiency tried to take over both federal aid agencies.

In Vought’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee on Jan. 22, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said that since 2019, the U.S. population has grown 2%, while spending has grown 55% ...

On February 28, more than 200 members of Congress filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs, a union representing CFPB employees, in ...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been the public face of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle many ...

In President Donald Trump’s first term, Russell Vought was a largely behind-the-scenes player who eventually became director of the influential but underappreciated Office of Management and Budget.