WASHINGTON — The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Russell Vought as the next head of the Office of Management and Budget despite fierce pushback from Democrats. Although Democrats have been divided over various Trump nominees, they unified in opposition to Vought.

Vought was one of the architects of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term.

The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night after a 30-hour floor fight, placing a key Trump ally in a powerful federal position. Vought will now lead the office overseeing the White House's budget,