In December 2008, Indiana representative Mike Pence, the chairman of the House Republican Conference, named Vought as the conference's policy director. Vought clashed with Republican …

Oct 20, 2025 · Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies.

Oct 17, 2025 · Vought, a bookish technocrat with an encyclopedic knowledge of the inner workings of the U.S. government, cuts an unusual figure in Trump’s inner circle of Fox News hosts and right-wing...

Oct 2, 2025 · Washington — Russell Vought, director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is front-and-center in government shutdown news, announcing the federal funding freezes and cuts …

Oct 17, 2025 · Vought launched the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank aimed at confronting what they call the woke and weaponized agenda of the ruling class.

Sep 29, 2025 · Russell T. Vought spent years drawing up plans to expand presidential power and shrink federal bureaucracy. Now he is moving closer to making that vision a reality, threatening to erode …

Apr 26, 2025 · Russell Vought is a notable American political figure, known for his conservative views, leadership roles in the U.S. government, and strong advocacy for fiscal responsibility and executive …

Feb 7, 2025 · The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget—over Democrats’ opposition—after Vought served as a co-author and …

Oct 2, 2025 · Vought has transformed a role typically focused on the weeds of congressional appropriations into Trump’s primary instrument to dismantle, piece-by-piece, federal agencies and …

Nov 11, 2025 · And we have none other than Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to thank for that, in part. Alongside President Donald Trump, …