Disparate fights in the early weeks of Trump 2.0 are linked together by the question of whether a president can take spending ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 29 The Washington Post on Trump's OMB pick The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the constitutional issues raised by the Trump administration's efforts to pause federal loans and grants last week.

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

President Donald Trump‘s opponents celebrated when his administration rescinded a memorandum to freeze federal aid spending ...

The Senate on Wednesday teed up a final vote on the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office. The ...

Senate Democrats are holding an all-night session in an effort to stall a vote on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's ...

This story will be updated as more disclosures become available. Office of Management and Budget Director nominee Russell Vought Russell Vought is Trump's nominee to be the Director of the Office ...

This story will be updated as more disclosures become available. Russell Vought is Trump's nominee to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, a role he served during the second ...

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025. Russell Vought's Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 The Senate ...

Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Russell Vought, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget. This combination photo of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees who will have confirmation ...

The USAID website is down, fueling rumors Trump intends to shut it down. President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his ...