Michigan's U.S. senators voted in committee against Trump's picks to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and White House budget office, Russell Vought.

Russ Vought faces questioning during his confirmation about him wanting to make some federal employees more accountable to the president than to the bureaucracy.

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his nomination.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget appeared on a glide path to confirmation following a Wednesday hearing, despite Democrats raising concerns over his policy beliefs and actions in the exact same job during the first administration.

Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the White House’s budget office, about how he sees the limits of presidential power.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

It is an absolute sign of patriotism for you to be here,” Moreno told Trump's OMB nominee Russell Vought. “I look forward to having you and every single one of President Trump’s over-qualified nominees

Congress is gearing up for a potential separation of powers fight with the incoming Trump administration over who has the final pull of the purse strings.

Vought famously froze aid to Ukraine and Puerto Rico the first time he ran the Office of Management and Budget ... Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are seen ...

Vought faced questions at his hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and Management and Budget during Trump's first term. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., accused him of withholding $214 ...

Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters is out as the head of the beleaguered agency and her track record was mixed.

Revesz is resuming his role as faculty director at NYU Law’s Policy Integrity, which he co-founded in 2008. A nonpartisan think tank, Policy Integrity seeks to improve governmental decision-making through scholarly research in economics, law, and regulatory policy, with a primary focus on climate and energy policy.