Despite an overnight effort on the Senate floor from Democratic lawmakers to derail Russell Vought’s path to becoming Office of Management and Budget director, the Project 2025 co-author secured every Republican vote Thursday and was confirmed by a 53-47 tally to lead the White House office once again.

Trump's pick for budget chief was confirmed by the Senate after Democrats held the floor for a full day to speak in opposition to him.

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the entity at the center of a contentious effort to freeze federal funding for aid programs.

The fiscal conservative returns to the post he held in Trump’s first administration.

The 53-47 vote to confirm Vought came after Democrats held the Senate floor in an overnight marathon to protest the nomination. One after another, they excoriated Trump’s pick to be head of OMB, perhaps more than any other controversial appointee.

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

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.