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Vought's Project 2025 Sparks Controversy Amid Shutdown Plans

10/6/2025

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Russell Vought, the Trump administration's budget director, drives shutdown decisions and pushes federal cuts.
His Project 2025 aims to reshape government with conservative loyalists, pursuing fiscal discipline and presidential powers.
Democrats criticize the cuts as threatening infrastructure jobs and public health, while Trump plans to meet Vought.
Activists mobilize nationwide to restore healthcare funding amid broader concerns about Vought's influence.

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Russell Vought, the Trump administration's budget director, drives shutdown decisions and pushes federal cuts.
His Project 2025 aims to reshape government with conservative loyalists, pursuing fiscal discipline and presidential powers.
Democrats criticize the cuts as threatening infrastructure jobs and public health, while Trump plans to meet Vought.
Activists mobilize nationwide to restore healthcare funding amid broader concerns about Vought's influence.