Vought previously served as director of the OMB during Trump’s first term. The OMB produces and oversees the president’s budget, among other responsibilities.

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Vought was one of the architects of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term.

Russell Vought, a key author of Project 2025, was confirmed by the Senate, 53-47, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Russell Vought, 48, the architect of Project 2025, will lead the Office of Management and Budget, where he will oversee the ...

Russell Vought previously served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget during President Donald Trump's first administration.

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Vought, who served in Trump's first administration, was again nominated by the president to lead the Office of Budget Management, which administers the $6.75tn (£5.44tn) federal budget.

However, it is important to note that a president doesn’t have much influence over the national debt during their first year in office. Presidential influence over the budget and national debt ...