Washington DC, Feb. 7 -- Senate Republicans on Thursday approved Russell Vought to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in President Donald Trump's administration, despite strong opposition from Democrats due to his connections with 'Project 2025', The Hill reported.

The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Vought to lead the OMB.

The Project 2025 is a Presidential Transition Project which is being organised by The Heritage Foundation and builds off Heritage's longstanding "Mandate for Leadership," which has been influential for presidential administrations. Most recently, the Trump administration relied heavily on Heritage's "Mandate" for policy guidance.

Earlier in November 2024, Trump had selected Vought as his pick to lead the O...