The U.S. Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary under President Trump, facing challenges on tax policy, tariff ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury ...

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...

Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

With the national debt above $36 trillion, newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to rein in government spending.

The breaching of the US debt limit could expose 2 bullish catalysts for stock prices: lower interest rates and gridlock among ...

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Congressional GOP leaders are in a massive pickle as they weigh how to deal with a looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling ...

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and ...

The U.S. Treasury has taken extraordinary measures to delay breaching the federal debt limit by suspending G Fund reinvestments, extending borrowing capacity by $300 billion. Acting Treasury Secretary ...