- Nearly two months into the Iran war, Republicans in Congress are increasingly anxious and impatient, but that doesnât mean they are willing to vote to curb the presidentâs war powers Wall Street Journal —
- White House OMB Director Russ Vought: DHS âdisintegratingâ The Hill —
- Trumpâs $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget raises some Republican eyebrows The Japan Times —
- GOP blocks House war powers resolution for second time UPI —
- Watch live: DHS officials testify before House on fiscal 2027 budget amid shutdown The Hill —
- Trumpâs $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Raises Some GOP Eyebrows Bloomberg —
- US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trumpâs power to wage Iran war Al Jazeera —
- House Republicans bristle at Senate-driven DHS plan The Hill —
- Trumpâs budget director defends White House plan for military spending Boston Globe —
- House resolution to curtail Trumpâs war powers in Iran narrowly fails NY Post —
- 2 Republicans have a plan to end the DHS shutdown, but there are hurdles to clear NPR —
- White House budget director defends Trump's request for big military boost AP News —
- House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war Boston Globe —
- Lawmakers express concerns about World Cup prep amid ongoing DHS shutdown NPR —
- Sen. Johnson on Pentagon Spending, FISA, Reconciliation Bloomberg —
- House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote NBC News —
- LIVE: DHS officials testify at House budget hearing Reuters —
- WATCH LIVE: OMB Director Vought testifies before Senate panel on Trump's 2027 budget request PBS —
- House hands Trump a win with failed Iran war powers vote Axios —
- Watch Live: Immigration leaders testify at House hearing amid DHS funding fight CBS News —
Russell Vought
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Russell Thurlow Vought is an American political advisor who has served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget since 2025. Vought has additionally served as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since February 2025. He served as the acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from August to November 2025. Vought served as the Office of Management and Budget's director from 2020 to 2021 and as its deputy director, as well as its acting director, from 2018 to 2020.
Also known as...
Russell Thurlow Vought and Russ Vought