Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.”

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Ag Secretary-nominee Brooke Rollins is on Capitol Hill today for her confirmation hearing with the Senate Ag Committee. She’s expected to face questioning about bird flu, biofuel policy and nutrition assistance,

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

One of the president’s most controversial Cabinet nominees wants to shuffle the deck on core American principles, such as checks and balances.

Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget refused to answer questions about his chilling vision for an even more powerful White House.

Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Democratic senators on Wednesday pressed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget on whether he would follow Capitol Hill’s directions on spending.

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, is hugged by his daughter Porter as he arrives to appear at a Senate Budget

Don Dempsey, head of policy and research at lobbying group Better Medicare Alliance — funded by insurance companies including UnitedHealth Group and Humana — was the leading candidate to be Trump’s top health official at the US Office of Management and Budget, said three people familiar with the matter.