US Senate approves 'radical nominee' Vought as White House budget director

The US Senate confirmed Russell Vought on Thursday as the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is involved in a dispute over freezing federal funding for aid programs.
Vought was approved by a vote of 53-47 despite opposition from Democrats. Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer called him “one of the most fringe and hard-right individuals the Senate has seen in a very long time.”
The Thursday night vote followed a marathon effort by Democrats to block the…