Longtime Democratic Federal Election Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub on Thursday said President Donald Trump sent a ...

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

Powerless to stop the president or Russell Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled an all ...

It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 29 The Washington Post on Trump's OMB pick The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday ...

Disparate fights in the early weeks of Trump 2.0 are linked together by the question of whether a president can take spending ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the constitutional issues raised by the Trump administration's efforts to pause federal loans and grants last week.

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

Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate ...

The Senate was headed for a confirmation vote Thursday night on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, who is planning to use one of ...

This story will be updated as more disclosures become available. Office of Management and Budget Director nominee Russell Vought Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Russell Vought is Trump's nominee to be ...

This story will be updated as more disclosures become available. Office of Management and Budget Director nominee Russell Vought Russell Vought is Trump's nominee to be the Director of the Office ...