Russell Vought implements Project 2025 chapter as OMB Director
Russell Vought, who authored Project 2025’s chapter on restructuring Executive Office and expanding presidential power, was confirmed as OMB Director on February 6, 2025 by a 53-47 Senate vote. He now implements the exact recommendations he wrote, including using the budget agency to withhold Congressional appropriations and purge agencies of dissenting employees.
Key Actors
Sources (4)
- Vought implements own Project 2025 recommendations (2025-02-01)
- Senate confirms Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect, to head OMB (2025-02-06)
- Civil Rights Coalition Denounces Confirmation of Russell Vought as OMB Director (2025-02-06)
- Russell Vought: The Project 2025 Architect and OMB Nominee Coming for Our Democracy (2025-01-29)
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