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Russ Vought dismisses fears that Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill will slash federal safety net programs

Though Musk promised modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality

The Trump administration is about to embark on the next phase of its plans to downsize the federal government with a broader budget request.

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Staff tell Guardian ripped-off Americans will have ‘nowhere to turn’ if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is undone

Four House Freedom Caucus members on the Budget Committee who held up the reconciliation package last week reversed course late Sunday night.

Goal of Christian nationalist and director of OMB to dismantle federal workforce may be coming to fruition

While Elon Musk has clearly been a major influence on the Trump administration, the less well known, but arguably more influential, power behind the presidency is Russell (usually Russ) Vought. Vought is the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – the nerve centre of the administration’s sweeping…

The conservative legal community appears to be rejecting the Trump team's vision of "radical constitutionalism"

Impoundment, line-item vetoes, and the tricky problem of cutting spending through the executive branch

Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the radical rightwing blueprint for government during the campaign but its prescriptions are all over the administration’s agenda