Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47.
Russell Vought arrives to testify before a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2025.
It notes that disruptions or changes to any government data collection and availability “could compromise understanding of disease burden, emerging trends, and effective interventions.” It further adds that restrictions to gathering and releasing data from federal health agencies could “thwart our ability to address and reduce the cancer burden across all communities.”The Federal Bureau of Prisons will hold detainees arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sources told ABC News.
The letter from Trump reads: "Dear Commissioner Weintraub, You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission effective immediately. Thank you for your service on the Commission." Trump’s dismissal of Weintraub comes as other former government officials begin to challenge the president’s single-handed effort to reshape the leadership within the federal government.Less than 12 hours after a federal judge in Seattle issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, the Department of Justice filed paperwork signaling its intent to appeal the order to a higher court.
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