President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.

If Russell Vought is confirmed as Office of Management and Budget director, he will continue to enact and accelerate the radical, sweeping agenda he began to implement in that same position during the final two years of the first Trump administration.

Russell Vought, Project 2025 mastermind and Trump’s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, had quite a testy confirmation hearing.

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

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee praised President Donald Trump’s pick, Russell Vought, to lead the Office of Management and Budget. “I

For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives.

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.

It’s looking like "thumbs up" for Russ Vought in the Senate, where Republicans are preparing to confirm him to lead the White House budget office despite his reputation for withholding congressionally-approved funding.

The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some of the picks and working to slow the process.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, calling Russell Vought "dangerous." CBS News' Taurean Small reports.