Senate Democrats pulled a rare all-night session to oppose Vought’s confirmation. Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), survived a lengthy process and was confirmed as the White House budget chief in a 53–47 Senate vote on Feb. 6. Heading into the confirmation vote, Senate Democrats held
FBI agent involved in Jan. 6 probes says Trump review is “demoralizing” – CBS News Watch CBS News Another federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from releasing a list of FBI agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Scott MacFarlane spoke to one of those agents, who says many at the bureau
Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Democrats held the floor through Wednesday night and into the day Thursday to oppose his confirmation. In a 53 to 47 vote, the Senate confirmed Vought’s nomination along party lines. Vought, 48, served as OMB director toward
President Trump on Thursday repeated an unfounded claim on Truth Social that billions of dollars had “been stolen at USAID, and other agencies” and given “to the fake news media” to write favorable stories about Democrats. He said Politico had received $8 million. Trump’s claim mischaracterizes the federal government’s spending on subscriptions. Data from USAspending.gov,
The president’s plan centers on renewing key provisions of his 2017 tax cuts while eliminating taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits. President Donald Trump outlined his tax agenda to Republican lawmakers at the White House on Feb. 6, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who described the plan as “the largest tax
Washington — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday temporarily prevented the Justice Department from disclosing information about FBI agents who fear they will be targeted because of their work on cases involving President Trump and the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ordered that the Justice Department
Abdul Fatorma, chief executive of the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International, had been working on expanding democracy in Sierra Leone for seven years. Civil war had plagued the West African coastal nation for decades, ending in 2002 — and slowly, peace had returned, helping to reduce migration and violence. Essential to that progress,