Senate to vote on key Trump nominee after Democrats hold contentious overnight debate

The Senate is poised to ballot connected whether to corroborate Russell Vought to a apical medication relation aft Democrats held a uncommon overnight league to reason his nomination.

Vought was tapped by President Donald Trump to pb the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the bureau that helps make and negociate the national budget.

While galore Trump nominees person received bipartisan support, Vought's information has been arguable among Democratic lawmakers who are opposed owed to his stance connected the Impoundment Control Act – a 1974 instrumentality that reinforces Congress’ powerfulness of the purse. 

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Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's prime for manager of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a Senate Budget Committee proceeding connected his nomination, connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

On Wednesday, the Senate voted to beforehand Vought's information to a last ballot connected the floor, prompting a 30-hour, overnight statement play that Democrats vowed to usage wholly for protest.

Democrats scheduled speakers to clasp the level passim the full nighttime successful an effort to hold Vought's confirmation.

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However, the Senate is apt to clasp a confirmation ballot for Vought connected Thursday evening erstwhile the statement play ends.

Sen. Gary Peters said Democrats are going to "do everything we can" to marque definite Russell Vought does not get confirmed. (Umit Bektas)

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"We're gonna bash everything we tin to marque definite helium doesn't get confirmed," Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, said successful a video posted connected X. "We cognize that Republicans person the votes, but we're going to combat each measurement of the way."

President Donald Trump's nominee for Office of Management and Budget director, Russell Vought, testifies during the Senate Banking Committee information proceeding successful the Dirksen Senate Building connected Jan. 22, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Fox News' Diana Stacey and Julia Johnson contributed to this report.