Trump’s pick for No. 2 post at OMB clinches committee approval

President Donald Trump’s nominee for the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, Hal Duncan, received initial committee approval from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Duncan, who has served in an acting capacity since last year, has expressed support for using fiscal tools like pocket rescissions and finalizing a plan to involve political appointees in federal grant decisions, drawing bipartisan concerns.