Senate Confirms Project 2025 Kingpin In 53-47 Vote

USA Today reports:

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. He served in the same role during President Donald Trump’s first term and was responsible for overseeing the president’s budget, reviewing federal regulations and setting funding priorities for executive agencies.

At the time, Vought proposed billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and other reductions for the Education Department, Interior Department and U.S. Agency for International Development. He also oversaw the freezing of military aid for Ukraine, a move that sparked Trump’s impeachment in 2019.

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Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director

Party line vote of 53-47

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