At the end of a 35-minute virtual hearing, U.S. District Judge John McConnell signaled he agreed the OMB’s rescission of its Monday night announcement did not moot the motion filed by 22 states ...

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is ordering federal agencies to formulate plans for a reduction in workforce, likely terminating many ...

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) told The Hill on Tuesday that she plans to vote for Russell Vought, President Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office, paving the ...

Vought, who was confirmed earlier this month to lead OMB, has deemed the Impoundment Control Act, which keeps the executive branch from redirecting appropriated funds, to be unconstitutional.

"The federal government is costly, inefficient, and deeply in debt," the OMB memo said. "At the same time, it is not producing results for the American public. Instead, tax dollars are being ...

In a memo, then-Acting OMB Director Matthew Vaeth said the freeze was necessary to conduct a comprehensive analysis of whether the spending aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent executive ...