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FILE - Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., speaks during a field hearing by House Oversight Committee Democrats focused on the Epstein Investigation, May 12, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate ‘rent now, pay later’ companies

By Ken Sweet - Associated Press

Ben Wolfgang at the Washington Times Threat Status event at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2026 with Justin Fanelli, Chief Technology Officer of the Department of the Navy. Photo credit: Eleanor Kaufman, special to The Washington Times.

LISTEN: How the U.S. can fix shipbuilding and dominate autonomy

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought speaks with Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor during a Times Threat Status event at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2026. Photo credit: Eleanor Kaufman, special to The Washington Times.

Fixing shipbuilding and dominating autonomy: WH budget chief speaks at major Threat Status event

By Mike Glenn, Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Washington Times' Threat Status invites you to IndoPac 2026 | Naval Dominance: Shipbuilding, Autonomy & C2

The Washington Times’ Threat Status Announces ‘IndoPac 2026’

U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

OMB’s Vought says 10,000 layoffs might come during shutdown

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought walks at the White House in Washington on Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

OMB’s Vought is Grim Reaper in Trump video as layoffs loom

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who's charged with implementing President Donald Trump's policies and agendas, arrives to meet with Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IG’s review of Fed headquarters not sufficient, says OMB chief

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks over notes as Senate Republicans work to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved spending targeted by DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Chuck Schumer wants White House budget chief fired for advocating for a partisan spending process

By Lindsey McPherson and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought walks at the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Russell Vought eyes another package of federal spending to claw back

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks after a policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Senate to restore $400 million in AIDS prevention funding, reduce Trump cuts package to $9 billion

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

White House ramps up attacks on Powell, Fed Reserve by lambasting headquarters’ renovation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate hearing with Trump budget chief highlights potential changes to $9.4 billion cuts package

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House pushes back on CBO estimate that Trump bill could add $2.4T to deficit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought walks after a television interview at the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

OMB Director Russ Vought slams GAO for calling pause of funding EV charging program ‘illegal’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought walks after a television interview at the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House will unveil Trump’s 2026 budget, his first since returning to power

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

U.S. Marines install barbed wire along the border fence Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump administration officials tell senators they need $175B for border, immigration enforcement

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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

Dems urge GOP to hold OMB nominee until ‘illegal’ freeze resolved

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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 pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump budget nominee, lawmakers spar over spending powers

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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 pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump budget director nominee says he wants to avoid government shutdowns

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times