If Russell Vought is confirmed as Office of Management and Budget ... In Mr. Vought’s view, presidents (aided by recent ...

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

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 ...

While Republicans argue that Russell Vought is qualified for the role because he ... Extending Trump Tax Cuts ‘Single Most ...

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abroad: ___ Jan. 29 The Washington Post on Trump's OMB pick The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday ...

While Republicans argue that Russell Vought is qualified for the ... Additionally, the Supreme Court also ruled in 1975 that the executive branch cannot impound funds without congressional oversight.

Buried within one of the dozens of executive orders that President Donald Trump issued in his first days in office is a ...

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.

An internal OMB document shows that it is official administration policy to block funding to provoke a constitutional ...

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

The Trump administration backed down Wednesday from its sloppy order — after the edict was put on hold by a federal judge — imposing a sweeping federal spending freeze. But even as it backtracked, the ...

That roped Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham into the heated back and forth, who impressed on Vought that he ...