On Monday, Russell Vought, the Project 2025 co-author and newly confirmed head of the White House budget office, lamented the “weaponization” of consumer protection while endorsing a lending ...

In President Donald Trump’s first term, Russell Vought was a largely behind-the-scenes player who eventually became director of the influential but underappreciated Office of Management and Budget.

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau acting director Russell Vought said the agency will not close. “The predicate to running a ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director Thursday night, putting an official who planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into one ...