Lost amid this week’s panic is the role the government’s dysfunctional budgeting process contributed to the cacophony and confusion.

Democrats protested Vought’s nomination overnight Wednesday on the Senate floor, with several referring to him as Trump’s ...

(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Two days after President Donald Trump restored Schedule F, his nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget sidestepped questions about due process ...

Russ Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), cleared a procedural hurdle ...

But on Monday night, a memo from the Office of Management and Budget instead shocked the Trump White House. That memo, with its call for a “temporary pause” on all federal-government grants ...

When the Office of Management and Budget issued a sweeping order this ... were among those who had been left out of the review process, sources said. The fallout has already led to discussions ...

“Throughout the confirmation process, Russell Vought has demonstrated ... should be spent” during his previous experience as OMB chief during Trump’s first term. Democrats also grilled ...

Top White House policy adviser Stephen Miller and staff secretary Will Scharf were among those who had been left out of the review process, sources said. The fallout has already led to discussions ...

MORE: Federal judge signals he will block Trump administration from freezing funding despite OMB rescission Top White House policy adviser Stephen Miller and staff secretary Will Scharf were among ...