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When Donald Trump took office in January, he was armed with a weapon none of his predecessors had enjoyed: a shadow government in waiting, ready to turn his ideas into policy. The man who built much ...

The White House has released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal. It seeks to slash, if not zero out, spending on ...

Trump issued tariffs against 86 countries, but some 75 countries negotiated down to 10%. The OMB director confirmed that "negotiations are ongoing." ...

As the White House budget chief, Russell Vought has tremendous power to implement Project 2025’s conservative policy agenda.

The man who built much of that infrastructure is Russell Vought, an architect of Trump ... intellectual lodestar of the revolution upending Washington.

The man who built much of that infrastructure is Russell Vought, an architect of Trump ... intellectual lodestar of the revolution upending Washington. Contact us at letters@time.com.