US Senate confirms Trump’s budget director pick Russell Vought amid controversy | World News

The US Senate, headed by the Republicans, on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Russell’s vote. A tough conservative, vote will now monitor government spending, which will focus on reducing Congress ‘control over taxpayers’ funds.

The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm the vote after a severe session overnight. According to the Democrats criticized him as a “dangerous far -right ideology” and accused the Republicans of blindly supporting Trump’s election. Reuters

Earlier, during the first term of Trump, the Office of Management and Budget -led vote raised concerns about both sides, questioning a 1974 law, which stopped unilaterally blocking the funds approved by Congress. Gives This exercise, known as “impaired”, is seen as a key check on presidential strength.

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During his confirmation hearing, the vote repeatedly claimed that the 1974 law was unconstitutional. Even some Republican senators were upset with his stance. A chairman of the Republican Committee confessed, “I do not fully support this position Reuters

Recently, the White House’s Budget Office issued a memo, under the influence of the vote, which frozen hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants and debt. The Trump administration has claimed that it must align the costs of the frozen president, such as diversity, equity and inclusion.

However, after the response, the White House withdrew the memo, and a federal judge temporarily frozen. The move raised concerns about Trump’s abilities to stabilize the government’s financing services and to restrict other sectors of federal funds.

The Democrats also linked the facts -related projects 2025 policy initiatives, criticizing their role in the Trump era’s controversial measures, including efforts to end the US agency for international.

(With the inputs of the Reuters)

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