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FILE - In this March 16, 2017 file photo, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks at the White House in Washington. The White House is instructing Cabinet heads and agency officials not to elaborate on President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts beyond what was in the relatively brief submission, a move Democrats decried as a gag order. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

White House issues gag order to officials on budget details

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017, after Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts reported that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mick Mulvaney: ‘I don’t believe the facts are correct’ in CBO report

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Mick Mulvaney, OMB director: CBO score on health care plan will be ‘really good’ or ‘great’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Mick Mulvaney, OMB head: We think GOP health care plan will cover more people

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Protestors dressed as a diabolical Uncle Sam, on stilts, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto hold hands as they walk along the border fence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A group of about 30 protestors gathered to paint slogans on the border wall and stage a performance mocking the relationship between Pena and President Donald Trump. The partial message in Spanish behind reads: "Neither delinquents nor illegals, we are international workers." (AP Photo/Christian Torres)

White House: Border wall cost could run $25 million per mile

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Filing opens for special election to replace Mulvaney

Associated Press

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump budget shouldn’t surprise anyone, says OMB Director Mick Mulvaney

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Trump will deliver his first prime-time address to Congress on Tuesday, offering a budget that is heavy on national security. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, in address to Congress, to propose military buildup, cuts in foreign aid

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Budget Director-designate Rep. Mick Mulvaney, South Carolina Republican, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee on Jan. 24, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mick Mulvaney approved by Senate as White House budget chief

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mulvaney’s confirmation makes replacement election official

Associated Press

U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta talks to reporters during a news conference in Miami, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Acosta announced the arrest of "King Bird Road" Rudy Villanueva, 31, and another alleged gang member early Wednesday on federal weapons charges after the video appeared on several Internet sites in recent weeks. Investigators said they were incensed when they saw the video and heard the threats. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Alexander Acosta picked as Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary

By S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence swears in Mick Mulvaney as Director of Office of Management and Budget in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, as Pamela West Mulvaney holds the Bible. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Tea party gains voice in Trump’s Cabinet with budget chief

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day ahead of President Donald Trump’s weekend call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the fight within the Republican Party over the direction of U.S. policy toward Moscow intensified. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

John McCain announces opposition to Mick Mulvaney’s nomination as OMB director

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, Budget Director-designate Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee. Mulvaney has cleared a routine Senate hurdle. But at least two senior Republicans have voiced doubts about supporting him in a Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, confirmation vote. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump’s budget pick clears initial Senate hurdle

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Budget Director-designate Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Budget Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump budget pick says benefit programs must be changed

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press

Budget Director-designate, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C. meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s pick for OMB director, failed to pay $15,000 in taxes for employee

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Donald Trump picks debt-warrior Mick Mulvaney to head White House budget office

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Trump taps South Carolina Rep. Mulvaney to run budget office

Associated Press

The national parks and other land deals attached to the defense bill sparked a bitter dispute, with those on both sides of the aisle decrying a "land grab" being pushed as part of the bill to set benefit levels and military policy for U.S. troops. "It is offensive that this bill would be used to fund congressional pork," said Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press)

Congress fast-tracks bills loaded with special interest projects in year-end rush

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, appears to have the inside track to replace Rep. Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, as the House Majority Leader now that Rep. Pete Sessions, Texas Republican, has dropped out of the running. (Associated Press)

Kevin McCarthy takes lead in replacing Eric Cantor

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times