President Donald Trump’s pick to head up the Office of Management and Budget was confirmed in a party-line Senate vote Thursday night, enabling Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to pursue his goal of putting federal employees “in trauma.”
Vought is a key proponent of the “unitary executive” theory, a formerly fringe doctrine that claims Trump has the power to control federal spending absolutely. That view of unchecked executive power has guided Elon Musk and DOGE’s assaults on various federal agencies.
