US Sen. Richard Blumenthal challenged President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) over his past proposals to reduce or eliminate benefits for certain veterans to save money in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system.

“Ranking member Durbin, President Biden is the president of the United States. He was duly sworn in, and he is the president of the United States,” Bondi replied, avoiding a straightforward answer. “There was a peaceful transition of power; President Trump left office and was overwhelmingly elected in 2024.”

If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, pointing to claims of financial mismanagement when President-elect Donald Trump’s pick ran a pair of veterans’ groups.

The Office of Management and Budget sounds obscure, yet the agency plays a crucial role throughout the federal government. Presidents rely on the office to turn their ideas and wishes into actionable and funded policies. To explain what the Office of ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

Congress is gearing up for a potential separation of powers fight with the incoming Trump administration over who has the final pull of the purse strings.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget appeared on a glide path to confirmation following a Wednesday hearing, despite Democrats raising concerns over his policy beliefs and actions in the exact same job during the first administration.

There has never been a nominee for an office of such serious consequence who is so unqualified and unprepared in recent American history," said Blumenthal.

VA officials said the exemptions to a Jan. 20 executive order are necessary to provide health care and services to veterans.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Vought would help Trump carry out a "parade of horribles," calling his nomination "catastrophic."

Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has refused to say Trump will follow the law that forbids him from blocking funds.