Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) shut down Trump Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought on Wednesday when he tried to defend right-wing economic policies on Medicaid work requirements and taxes.

Democrats on Wednesday grilled Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee Russell Vought over recent executive orders made by President Trump they say “illegally” target funding authorized by

Russell Vought, likely to return as director of the Office of Management and Budget, echoed the former House speaker's criticism of the social safety net.

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, promised to help American taxpayers while undergoing a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.

Russell T. Vought, President Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, said he supported work requirements for the program that supports low-income Americans.

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Stitt has called for flat budgets. With a projected $276 million less to spend, the state could have to dip into savings just to match the previous level of appropriations.

It’s looking like "thumbs up" for Russ Vought in the Senate, where Republicans are preparing to confirm him to lead the White House budget office despite his reputation for withholding congressionally-approved funding.

One of Trump's executive orders could imperil billions in funding for projects that states have already begun working on, some experts said.

In his best-director acceptance speech during Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, "The Brutalist" filmmaker Brady Corbet sent his support to Plaza, whose husband, Jeff Baena, died on Friday.

The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.