OMB Director Vought says Powell has 'grossly mismanaged' Fed
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During a press gaggle on Friday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought spoke about the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Trump administration official Bill Pulte released a statement suggesting that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is considering resigning amid mounting pressure on his leadership.
Trump lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn residents fast enough that a deadly wall of water was coming their way.
The White House's Russ Vought conceded the Senate vote on rescissions will be "tight" but remained adamant that it must "produce a victory."
Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
President Donald Trump arrived Friday in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation from the state's catastrophic flooding, but he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.
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Russell Vought, President Trump's top budget adviser, took questions Friday morning as the White House ramps up pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower rates. Vought said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell,
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, is defending plans to spend an estimated $1 billion retrofitting an aging luxury 747 jetliner for use as Air Force One—even though it will be in service for only about a year—while also backing deep cuts to discretionary programs,