4 days ago · Vought has also unabashedly advanced “ Christian nationalism,” an idea rising in the GOP that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and the government should now be infused with Christianity. In a 2021 opinion article, Vought wrote that Christian nationalism is “a commitment to an institutional separation between church and ...

Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: / v oʊ t / VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American political analyst who has been the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) since February 2025. He was in the same position from July 2020 to January 2021. A self-described Christian nationalist, in 2021 Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, [1] an organization that opposes critical race ...

Vought was the name of several related American aerospace firms. These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought-Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace (part of Ling-Temco-Vought), Vought Aircraft Companies, and Vought Aircraft Industries.

4 days ago · What Has Vought Said About Impoundment? Vought is a key proponent of using what’s known as the president’s “impoundment” power to decline to spend money approved by Congress, and is a ...

4 days ago · Congress. Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief Democrats fought the OMB nominee’s confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties ...

4 days ago · WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. Vought, 48, was confirmed by a vote of 53-47 ...

4 days ago · Vought confirmed as White House budget director, votes for RFK Jr. and Gabbard expected next week 03:45. Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Russ Vought to lead the Office of ...

5 days ago · Russ Vought will be White House budget director for the second time after a party-line confirmation vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.

4 days ago · Vought wrote a key chapter in the document on the executive office of the president, and served as the Republican National Committee's 2024 platform policy director. He will now administer the $6 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Vought has faced increased scrutiny as the Trump administration rolls out plans to radically reshape the federal government. Where did Vought work before? Vought is no stranger to the OMB, having led the department during Trump's first term.