Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has faced accusations and criticism for stonewalling Congressional requests for testimony about the CFPB's funding and ...

Five former Federal Reserve officials told a court that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought has an obligation to request funding for the agency and that the Federal ...

Even budget hawks have a sensitive side. White House budget director Russ Vought — whom President Trump recently depicted as the Grim Reaper relentlessly slashing government headcount — was snapped ...

Trump followed up his statement with praise for Vought and pointed out that critics call him Darth Vader: "They call him Darth Vader. I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and ...

President Donald Trump has tapped another Office of Management and Budget official to head a consumer protection agency the administration is trying to wind down, but the administration indicated ...

Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, outside the West Wing of the White House, September 29, 2025, in Washington. Credit: Evan Vucci/AP Photo A legal office in the White House, at ...

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How does Gen V Season 2 Episode 8 set up the Vought Rising series? Gen V Season 2 Episode 8, titled “Trojan,” revealed more details about Compound V, subtly setting up Vought Rising. In the episode, ...

Gen V Season 2 teased a Compound V Easter egg that potentially sets up the upcoming spinoff, Vought Rising. This reference appears early in the finale when Thomas Godolkin’s body is rejuvenated, ...

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We look at the influence of Trump’s top budget adviser and the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought, over the Trump administration’s policies and Trump himself. Vought is “the driving force ...