Russell Thurlow Vought (IPA: / voʊt / VOHT, born March 26, 1976) is an American government official who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from July 2020 to January 2021. Before assuming this role, he was deputy director of the OMB for part of 2018, and served as acting director from 2019 to 2020.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON - The Senate Budget Committee voted on Thursday to advance Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, for a floor vote. The floor vote ...

3 days ago · Russell Vought, nominee for director of the OMB, arrives at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan 22. | Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO By Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Scholtes.

Nov 23, 2024 · After repeatedly disavowing Project 2025 during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate co-author Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Nov 23, 2024 · Russell Vought, a prominent contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, will return as director of the Office of Management and Budget in Donald Trump’s second administration, the...

Jan 23, 2025 · A version of this article appears in print on , Section SR, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Russell Vought Is Probably the Most Important Person in Trump 2.0.

Aug 15, 2024 · Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025, was caught on a secretly recorded video saying that Trump’s denials of any connection with the conservative policy blueprint were politics.