Under President Donald Trump, budget chief Russell Vought has sought to assert more unilateral control over government spending than the White House usually has.

The White House released President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. It seeks a sweeping restructuring of the nation's domestic priorities,

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought informed Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, of the Senate Committee on Appropriations in a letter on Friday about the  proposal that would shrink