During the undercover interview, Vought candidly explained to the reporters that Trump is “running against the brand” of Project 2025, not the policy suggestions or personnel. Trump has deep ...

On Monday, Russell Vought, the Project 2025 co-author and newly confirmed head of the White House budget office, lamented the “weaponization” of consumer protection while endorsing a lending ...

The motion came in response to a lawsuit filed by the CFPB union against the Trump administration when Vought ordered workers to stop working. President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk have ...

Donald Trump himself, of course, but also Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and JD Vance. Russell Vought does not make that list. The soft-spoken bureaucrat was recently confirmed to lead the ...

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.

“The predicate to running a ‘more streamlined and efficient bureau’ is that there will continue to be a CFPB,” consumer bureau Acting Director Russ Vought said in a motion filed late ...