Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: / v oʊ t / VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American government official who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from July 2020 to January 2021. Before assuming this role, he was deputy director of the OMB for part of 2018, and served as acting director from 2019 to 2020.

10 hours ago · The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.

Nov 22, 2024 · President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday picked a key figure in Project 2025 to lead the Office of Management and Budget, elevating a longtime ally who has spent the last four years...

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has selected Russell Vought as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, he said in a Truth Social post. Vought was one of the key authors of...

Nov 23, 2024 · Russell Vought, a prominent contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, will return as director of the Office of Management and Budget in Donald Trump’s second administration, the...

Nov 23, 2024 · After repeatedly disavowing Project 2025 during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate co-author Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Nov 23, 2024 · Russ Vought, one of the architects of the conservative agenda known as Project 2025, has been tapped to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Donald Trump...

Nov 25, 2024 · Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 22, 2024, that he had selected Russell Vought as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This position requires Senate confirmation.

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the...

Jan 15, 2025 · While leading the Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump administration, Russell T. Vought took steps to expand the number of federal employees required to work during a...