The obscure manifesto that explains the Trump-Musk power grab
Out of power, he founded a think tank called the Center for Renewing America — an outfit designed to develop a policy agenda ...
The Christian nationalist legal scholar behind Trump’s purges
Rabinovitch talked to King about Vought’s backstory, his Christian nationalist beliefs, and where he wants to take the ...
Opinion
Opinion | Russell Vought’s radical rewrite of the federal government is about to accelerate
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget director, backs the 'unitary executive' theory, which sidelines the other branches.
'Constitutional crisis': The Impoundment Control Act takes center stage amid Russell Vought's confirmation
A power struggle concerning government spending is heating up in Washington, D.C., igniting what some Senate Democrats call a ...
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Russell Vought’s about to use a normally obscure role to tear down the ‘deep state’
Russell Vought takes office as President Donald ... including legal challenges that could make their way to the Supreme Court. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) suggested there might be some additional ...
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Russell Vought confirmed to head government's leading budget office after Dems hold 30-hour protest
Despite Democratic tactics to delay the confirmation vote, the Senate confirmed Russell Vought to lead the Office of ... "Well, the courts have found otherwise." In the 1975 Supreme Court ruling Train ...
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Vought cuts off CFPB funding, saying it’s not necessary to run the agency
Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer ... a mechanism that was deemed constitutional last year by the Supreme Court but which has long inflamed Republicans. “This spigot, long ...
Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies
The executive order would affect agencies like the SEC and FDIC, but it excludes the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and ...
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Russell Vought took over as acting director of consumer protection office, WSJ reports
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russell Vought, who was confirmed by the ... ban of misconduct 2:17 AM UTC United Statescategory US Supreme Court declines to let Trump immediately fire watchdog agency head ...
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Spending freeze mess shows Trump’s pick isn’t right for OMB
The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday afternoon amid chaos and backlash, was the brainchild of Russell Vought ... on the Supreme Court will strike it ...
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Opinion: Who is Russell Vought? Probably the most important person in Trump 2.0.
If Russell Vought is confirmed as Office of Management ... In Mr. Vought’s view, presidents (aided by recent Supreme Court rulings that curtail administrative independence) have powerful tools ...
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There May Be Enough Supreme Court Votes to Save the Government
At this juncture, the only hope to counter Trump’s subversive enterprise lies with the federal courts—ultimately, the Supreme Court ... in this case. Russell Vought has said, with disarming ...