WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director. He is planning to use one of the most powerful positions in federal government to zealously expand the president’s power. The Thursday night vote was planned after Democrats had exhausted their only remaining tool to stonewall a nomination — holding the Senate floor throughout the previous night and day with a series of speeches where they warned Vought was Trump’s “most dangerous nominee.” Vought’s return to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which he also helmed during Trump’s first term, would put him in a role that holds key power in implementing the president’s goals.