Trump budget director faces bipartisan heat in Senate on DOGE cuts

White House budget chief Russell Vought faced heat from both sides of the aisle Wednesday as he sought to make the case to senators to pass the administration’s roughly $9 billion in proposed cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds. 

Vought testified before the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee to defend the special request from the administration, which was approved by the House just weeks ago.

The testimony comes amid mounting scrutiny over the administration's...