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Russell Vought

early and often Yesterday at 11:31 a.m.

Trump Thinks He Has a Mandate to Break the LawTrump is using false claims about the size and meaning of his 2024 victory to justify his power grab.

By Ed Kilgore
early and often Jan. 28, 2025

Trump’s Blatantly Illegal Funding Freeze Causes Nationwide ChaosBut a judge put a temporary halt to the freeze until constitutional questions about its legality can be resolved.

By Ed Kilgore
early and often Jan. 22, 2025

Will Musk-Dominated DOGE Go Big or Small?With Ramaswamy gone, Musk’s DOGE will be inside the White House. The size of its ambitions for remaking the federal government are unclear.

By Ed Kilgore
what we know Nov. 29, 2024

All of the Trump Cabinet Picks That Have Ties to Project 2025Trump has named several Project 2025 collaborators to his Cabinet, and his transition team is reportedly consulting its personnel database.

By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
2024 election Aug. 15, 2024

Project 2025 Is Still a ThreatIts architects know just how to gut the federal government.

By Sarah Jones
early and often June 8, 2024

Trump Doubles Down on Plan for Huge Spending Power GrabRadical Trump advisor Russell Vought plans to revive a scheme to override congressional spending decisions and gut domestic programs.

By Ed Kilgore
June 9, 2017

Did Bernie Sanders Embrace a ‘Religious Test’ for a Trump Nominee?A White House pick voiced a certain view of who is eligible for salvation. The Vermont senator considered that disqualifying.

By Ed Kilgore