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Scott Bessent Is Sworn In as 79th US Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical to President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic agenda.
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.
Bessent nomination to US Treasury clears Senate Finance Committee
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to send the nomination of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary on to the full Senate for approval.
Bessent Wins Senate Confirmation to Be US Treasury Secretary
The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for President Donald Trump and his sweeping agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and trade rebalancing.
Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary by Majority of Senate; Voting Continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country's economic, fiscal and sanctions policies, as voting continued.
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Scott Bessent, hedge fund billionaire, is Trump's treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent was confirmed in a 68-29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn in on Tuesday.
Trump Treasury Pick Confirmed As Treasury Secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary in President Donald Trump’s administration. Bessent will play a central role in Trump’s economic agenda, focusing on tax policy and managing the nation’s debt and deficit.
Billionaire financier Bessent confirmed as Trump's treasury chief
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -- which is already triggering global jitters.
‘Bizarre’ and ‘quite dangerous’: Former US treasury secretary on Trump’s economic strategy behind tariffs
President Donald Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, signing the long-promised economic ...
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US Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The US Senate approved the nomination of Scott Bessent on Monday to be secretary of the Department of Treasury. President ...
Suspect at Capitol wanted to kill Treasury Secretary, threatened Hegseth, Johnson
A person arrested outside of the Capitol with a knife and two potential incendiary devices told officers they wanted to kill ...
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to talk about the handover of power.
New TikTok Bid Could Give US Government 50% Stake
The revised proposal allows for a new structure merging Perplexity AI and TikTok's U.S. business. The U.S. government could ...
Elon Musk's commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, AP sources say
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by Trump advisor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.