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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget director Annette Guzman resigns amid a broader shakeup of the city’s finance team, following the departures of acting CFO Steve Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh earlier in the year; Guzman says she is leaving to focus on family, and deputy budget director Jonathan Ernst will be acting budget director through the 2027 budget season as Johnson prepares for a likely large deficit.
Donald Trump has nominated Russ Vought to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget for his second term. Vought, a key figure in the conservative Project 2025, previously served as budget director during Trump's first term and is known for advocating the restructuring of the federal civil service. Trump praised Vought as a cost-cutter and deregulator who aligns with his America First Agenda. Vought has been critical of the independence of federal agencies and has pushed for loyalty to the president over institutional allegiance.