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When Elon Musk descended on Washington with his Department of Government Efficiency, he burrowed into individual agencies, chasing headlines with mass firings and access to sensitive federal systems.

It made for dramatic television, but journalist and author David Dayen published an analysis in The i Paper showing the more consequential power grab in Donald Trump's second presidency belongs to someone few Americans could pick out of a lineup: Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget.

"In the past two years, Vought has used this position to essentially wrest the entire budget process away from Congress, which has the constitutionally recognized authority over spending decisions in the U.S. government," wrote Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect. "Sometimes, this is called the 'power of the purse.' That makes Vought a purse-snatcher."...

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) questioned Project 2025 architect Russell Vought over stunning claims he made during a House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's budget chief was testifying before Congress when he was questioned about the potential loss of healthcare anticipated for 15 million Americans under the Big Beautiful Bill and Trump's fiscal 2027 White House budget request. Boyle described how the legislation has added to the country's deficit and debt — an estimated $4 trillion — more than any other piece of legislation passed by Congress in American history.

"In addition to the over $4 trillion it adds to our national debt, it eliminates healthcare coverage for more than 15 million Americans, according to the CBO. The Kaiser Family Foundation says it's actually more than 17 million Americans will lose their healthcare," Boyle said. "Are they really all, according to you, really, you're going to sit here with a straight face and say they're all illegals, they're all defrauding the system. That's really your position?"...

Capitol police escorted a group of protesters out of the room after the architect of Project 2025 was interrupted by shouting during a House Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought was testifying before lawmakers about President Trump’s fiscal 2027 White House budget request when a group started yelling.

The committee paused the hearing while police forced the group out. At least one person was carrying a sign advocating for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which Vought has tried to cut. ...

The White House has defended using funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide security for Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, who President Donald Trump named as director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Reuters first reported on Friday that the White House had redirected $15 million in funds from USAID, which had been decimated by Vought, to his security detail.

More than one dozen U.S. Marshals were assigned to protect Vought, one person familiar with the arrangement told Reuters....

Several remaining Project 2025 goals could "become reality" in the new year as President Donald Trump begins his second year since his return to the White House.

The Heritage Foundation's playbook for new policies — once viewed as "a campaign trail boogeyman" ahead of his second term — still has some looming components that could be enacted in 2026, Axios reported Thursday.

"From reshaping the federal government to his push to recognize only two genders, Trump spent much of 2025 ticking off items from the conservative wishlist. However, the plan has dozens more action items awaiting his attention in 2026," according to Axios....

The conservative think tank linked to Project 2025 unleashed a radical blueprint to reshape American families and push marriage and childbearing, including cash rewards for couples that stay married, slashing alimony payments, and even marriage "bootcamp" classes.

The Heritage Foundation's report, titled "Saving America by Saving the Family," demands that President Donald Trump and lawmakers "save and restore the American family," according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. Among the proposals: massive tax credits for large families, strict work requirements on benefits, banning kids under 16 from social media and AI chatbots, restrictions on pornography, and claiming "climate change alarmism" scares young people from having kids.

It also wants to wallop online dating and urged local governments to implement a “uniform day of rest” to limit commercial activity to “set aside time for religious observance, family gatherings, outdoors activities, and rest.”...