Trump's latest order would fulfill a key Project 2025 goal of taking over independent agencies
The executive order puts independent federal agencies under the watch of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, architect of the conservative blueprint.
Trump signs executive order giving himself more power over independent federal agencies
Trump’s recent executive order adopts a fringe theory that conflicts with Congress’s power to fund independent federal agencies
Analysis-Trump Tightens Grip on Independent Agencies to Test Limits of Presidential Power
Testing the limits of presidential power, Donald Trump this week tightened his grip on U.S. government agencies that for years have taken pride in their independence overseeing such matters as elections,
Trump executive order requires sweeping review of federal regulations
President Donald Trump signed yet another sweeping executive order late Wednesday that stands to dramatically curb the power of federal agencies by ordering a thorough review of all government regulations to decide which should be on the chopping block.
Trump signs executive order to exert control over independent agencies
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to bring independent federal agencies under his control.
Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies
A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.
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Who Is Russell Vought? Senate Confirms Trump’s Controversial OMB Director Pick—As Dems Protest
Democrats protested Vought’s nomination overnight Wednesday on the Senate floor, with several referring to him as Trump’s ...
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Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s choice for ...
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Trump Executive Order Gives Him Oversight of the FCC — While He Is Suing CBS for $20 Billion
Trump’s lawsuit and the FCC’s investigation into the network come as Paramount Global is being sold to Skydance Media, a deal ...
‘Most radical nominee’: Why Russell Vought’s confirmation as Trump’s budget chief is so controversial
The US Senate has confirmed Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with a 53-47 vote, ...
Trump Vs. CFPB: Russ Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Stop Work
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or ...
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Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to ...
Senate confirms Russell Vought, Project 2025 coauthor, as White House OMB director
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House Office of Management and Budget director after a 30-hour floor fight, ...
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Russell Vought Orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Stop Work
The Trump administration’s multi-pronged attack on the CFPB continues.
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Russell Vought’s about to use a normally obscure role to tear down the ‘deep state’
Russell Vought takes office as President Donald Trump’s budget chief today with the goal of turning the federal bureaucracy into rubble. But his work has already started. The ...
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Opinion | Russell Vought’s radical rewrite of the federal government is about to accelerate
Democrats spent Wednesday night into Thursday morning holding the Senate floor, giving speech after speech to oppose Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Office of ...