‘Astonished and aghast’: Project 2025 co-author grilled in Senate for Trump budget post

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his nomination. Vought testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday afternoon. He previously served as budget chief under Trump...