Vought was one of the architects of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term.

Though not confirmed by the Senate, Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee to lead the budget office, has vowed to try to move power over spending from Congress to the executive branch — a battle ...

Before anything becomes law, it will get a score — a formal cost estimate — from the Congressional Budget Office. • Don’t add them up. Many provisions will interact with one another ...

Stern pointed to the limitation placed on the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation when evaluating the budgetary impact on policies being considered for reconciliation.

The fiscal conservative returns to the post he held in Trump’s first administration.

Russell Vought previously served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget during President Donald Trump's first administration.

Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger ...