Bessent defends Trump tariffs: ‘Access to cheap goods’ is not the ‘American Dream’
International economic relations that do not work for the American people must be reexamined,” he said at the Economic Club of New York.
Investors fear that market turmoil will no longer rein in Trump
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John Fetterman has voted yes on eight of Trump’s cabinet picks so far. How local Senators are voting on confirmations.
President Donald Trump picks every member of his cabinet, but he needs the support of a majority of the Senate for them to be confirmed. A Senate committee questions each nominee in a hearing before ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says a ‘detox' period for the economy does not have to be a recession
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his previous comments about a " detox period " for the U.S. economy did ...
Who is Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's Treasury chief
Scott Bessent, a seasoned Wall Street investor, was confirmed on January 28, 2025, as the 79th US Secretary of the Treasury, becoming the first openly gay cabinet member in a Republican administration ...
Dem fundraiser ActBlue facing possible terror-financing investigation amid fraud probe
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired off a letter to the Treasury Department on Tuesday urging the Trump administration to ...
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Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
"CFPB RIP," Musk wrote on X on February 7 next to a tombstone emoji. Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered the CFPB to halt most of its work and told the consumer watchdog agency to ...