WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought to head the powerful Office of Management and Budget, maneuvering an official who has plotted the massive expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of the most influential positions in the government.
Vought, the architect of the controversial right-wing playbook Project 2025, was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47. With the Senate chamber full, Democrats repeatedly tried to speak as they cast their “no” votes to give their reasons for voting against Vought. But they were relentlessly gaveled into silence.
