Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats

White House budget director Russ Vought says the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure ...

The agency staff Vought might recommend cutting and whether the cuts will be permanent

Thousands of federal employees could face layoffs, with experts saying the Department of Education and other agencies could ...

Trump Touts Meeting With Vought to Discuss Cuts to ‘Democrat Agencies’ as Shutdown Impasse Continues

As the government shutdown entered its second day with no end in sight, President Donald Trump hinted that mass federal ...

'Don't fear the reaper': Trump goes on bizarre AI video spree, again; features Russ Vought, JD Vance - watch

President Trump ignited controversy by releasing AI-generated videos, featuring racist caricatures of Democrats and depicting ...

Trump budget boss on shutdown: Mass federal firings will begin in 'a day or two'

OMB Director Russell Vought told House Republicans in a private call on Oct. 1 that mass layoffs of federal workers will begin in "a day or two." ...

White House says federal layoffs could hit 'thousands' ahead of Trump, Vought meeting

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that thousands of federal employees may face layoffs as the government ...

Trump threatens ‘Democrat Agencies’ that he’s meeting with budget chief Russ Vought today on which to cut amid shutdown

President Donald Trump on Thursday explicitly threatened to use a temporary lapse in government funding to enact permanent ...

Trump eyes cuts to 'Democrat Agencies' in government shutdown

Trump has already frozen federal transit and green-energy funding for Democratic-leaning states and has threatened to fire ...

Trump budget chief says firings are coming in 'one to two' days due to shutdown

Russell Vought, head of the Office of Management and Budget, told House Republicans on a conference call Wednesday that ...

Trump meeting Project 2025 author Russell Vought amid govt shutdown. Here's why

Donald Trump is meeting Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, and one of the authors of the ...

GOP senator: Vought has been ‘dreaming’ of shutdown situation ‘since puberty’

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Wednesday said Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought has been “dreaming” of this government shutdown “since puberty.” “OMB Director @russvought ...