The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

The 62-year-old spent more than three decades in investment banking before becoming an economic adviser for the Trump 2024 ...

The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and Colombia after Colombia's president turned away deportation flights from the U.S. Trump then threatened tariffs as high as 25% against the ...

The South Carolina resident will be the first openly gay individual in the role.

Businessman Scott Bessent, an investor, hedge-fund manager and billionaire political donor who once worked with George Soros, offered remarks, then took questions from the panel. The ceiling is a ...

President Donald Trump said that he wants to impose across-the-board tariffs that are “much bigger” than 2.5 percent. This is ...

President Donald Trump has threatened universal duties and said they'll raise money, but he is also using tariff threats as ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could lead to significant changes in the Pentagon, including a ...

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has ...

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to say Thursday during his confirmation hearing that President-elect Donald Trump has an ...

President-elect Trump announced several appointments to his administration Thursday, including the team that will work with his nominee for the U.S. Treasury, Scott Bessent ... Trump Picks Miami-dade ...

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