The turnabout spawned a flood of condemnation from conservative groups and political activists loyal to Trump.

The Trump administration’s demand that federal agencies plan to radically downsize is driven by a key figure in the ...

A shutdown would temporarily give the executive branch even broader powers over what government services are deemed "essential." ...

The nominations come days after the Department of Government Efficiency tried to take over both federal aid agencies.

At Wheaton College, a controversy around one of its graduates, Russell Vought, a Trump Administration official, shows how deeply the past decade has fractured conservative Christians.

Wheaton College has become embroiled in the national debate about the actions of President Donald Trump. The prominent Protestant Christian college is catching grief over a social media post the ...

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought told agency employees on Monday not to come into work or perform any work tasks—a dismal sign for the bureau that has been targeted ...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been the public face of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle many ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month ...

Russell Vought: Trump nominated Vought to lead the ... engine of ideas for Republicans from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump.” The vice president has not endorsed Project 2025 and has disavowed ...

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.