Tag: project
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Who is Russell Vought, Project 2025 co-author and Trump’s pick for OMB director?
President-elect Donald Trump, who repeatedly disavowed Project 2025 during his campaign, has announced he will nominate one of the plan’s co-authors, Russell Vought, to his Cabinet. Trump said Friday that he has picked Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a role that would put Vought in charge of overseeing the White House…
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Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. In a statement announcing his pick, Trump referred to Vought, who previously held the role in his first term, as “an…
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Trump team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing the effort during the campaign
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies disavowed the conservative Project 2025 during the election, seeing the conservative transition plan and policy blueprint as a liability after Democrats used it to attack his campaign. Some close to Trump even suggested those tied to the effort would be shut out of a potential administration. “They made themselves…
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Major flood protection project in Tampa is incomplete as city braces for Hurricane Milton
Major infrastructure upgrades meant to protect Florida’s Tampa Bay area from flooding are months away from completion, as the vulnerable region braces for what could be the worst hurricane in more than a century, officials said. Hurricane Milton is expected to strike the Tampa area overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning with life-threatening storm surge…
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Project 2025 is broadly known and severely unpopular with voters
Nearly all voters who are familiar with Project 2025, a conservative policy road map that Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party have used to criticize former President Donald Trump, view the plan in a negative light, a new NBC News poll shows. About 57% of registered voters report feeling negatively about Project 2025, with…
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New details of Trump family crypto project released, including who can buy in
More than two hours into Republican former President Donald Trump’s “state of crypto” event on X Monday night, the team behind the Trump family’s new crypto project finally unveiled a key detail: Who can buy the forthcoming tokens it plans to release, and how shares of the project will be allotted. For over a month, the former president…