Russell Vought Is Confirmed to Lead Trump’s Office of Management and Budget

The Senate confirmed the Project 2025 co-author to lead OMB in an administration intent on drastically scaling back government spending.

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The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to lead President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget — an agency set to wield immense power and influence across the federal government.

Republican senators confirmed Vought as OMB director on a party-line vote of 53-47 on Thursday night. Vought, who led the OMB during the first Trump administration and is a Project 2025 co-author, has a long track record of advocating for slashing government agencies and scaling back federal bureaucracy.

Republican senators pointed to Vought’s prior experience in Trump’s OMB as reason why they see him as a good fit for the job.