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Senate confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget director

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Here & Now Newsroom

February 07, 2025

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, is sworn in before the Senate Budget Committee for a hearing to examine his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday. Vought is a considered an architect of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for President Trump's second term, and will be key in implementing Trump's vision to reshape and dismantle the federal government. Vought also served as OMB director during Trump's first term.

NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordonez joins us to discuss.

This segment aired on February 7, 2025.

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