Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: / voʊt / 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.

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.

Dec 2, 2024 · Russell Vought is well-known on Capitol Hill and thus far at least looks like a shoo-in to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s budget director, as he was during...

1 day ago · Russell Vought, U.S. President Trump's nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies before a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized...

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...

Aug 5, 2024 · Among the small cadre of Trump advisers who has a mechanic’s understanding of how Washington operates, Vought has advised influential conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill, held a top post in the Trump White House and later established his own pro-Trump think tank.

Aug 5, 2024 · A chief architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post if Trump wins a second term.

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump's first presidency.

Nov 23, 2024 · Most notably, Trump has tapped Russell Vought for an encore as director of the Office of Management and Budget; Tom Homan, his former immigration chief, as “border czar;” and immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy.