Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.”

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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominees for key Cabinet positions will have hearings for their Senate confirmation on Capitol Hill this week. Nominees will first face committees with subject areas of relevance for their posts.

One of Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominees wants to shuffle the deck on core American principles such as checks and balances.

Democratic senators on Wednesday pressed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget on whether he would follow Capitol Hill’s directions on spending.

Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget refused to answer questions about his chilling vision for an even more powerful White House.

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director, Office of Management and Budget, appears before a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing for his

Speaker Mike Johnson said he doesn't question Trump's decision to pardon more than thousand people convicted in connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including some violent offenders. "The president's made his decision, I don't second guess those," Johnson said at a news conference alongside House Republican leadership.

For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives.