May 01 Watch 7:05 ‘The Project’ explores Project 2025’s origins and goals to reshape American culture By Laura Barrón-López, Frank Carlson Many of the policies enacted by the Trump administration with lightning speed in these first 100 days were initially laid out two years ago in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. David Graham’s new book “The Project” details its origins and… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 8:24 Angelo Carusone on tracking Project 2025 and right-wing media By Geoff Bennett, Sam Weber Project 2025, the conservative policy project, became a flashpoint during the presidential campaign. Angelo Carusone of Media Matters studied the 900-page document and spoke with Geoff Bennett for our series, On Democracy, where we hear a range of perspectives on… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 6:52 The Project 2025 policies the Trump administration is already implementing By William Brangham, Harry Zahn In the first month of his second term, President Trump has reshaped the government with a flurry of executive orders. A recent analysis by Politico found that many of those actions have closely aligned with Project 2025, a conservative policy… Continue watching
Jan 22 WATCH: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director | Day 2 By Associated Press Vought was OMB director during Trump’s first term. He already had a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:52 Democrats ask OMB nominee Vought about goals of replacing civil servants with appointees By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Taylor Bowie President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government agencies and shrinking spending. Vought previously led the office for part… Continue watching
Jan 15 WATCH: Russell Vought testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for OMB director By Josh Boak, Associated Press Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 4:24 Trump names Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to key White House role By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz For the director of the Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Trump named Russell Vought as his pick. Vought previously led that office for part of Trump’s first term. He is also a co-author of Project 2025, the controversial Heritage… Continue watching
Nov 22 Trump picks Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to return as top budget official By Fatima Hussein, Chris Rugaber, Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held during Trump's first presidency. Continue reading
Sep 29 Fact-checking what Project 2025 says about the National Weather Service and NOAA By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact As Florida braced for Hurricane Helene, some weather and politics observers were mad about Project 2025. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:36 Nation’s top weather and climate service faces potential political storm By John Yang, Harry Zahn While extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, the National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are targeted for drastic changes in Project 2025, the roadmap for the next conservative president. To… Continue watching