DOGE leader Musk, the billionaire adviser to the president, has had several reported tense confrontations with Trump ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced no new tariff deals with major trading partners Tuesday but hinted negotiations ...

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent weighed in on America’s tariff negotiations with other countries during a late Monday afternoon ...

In January 2025, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, was officially confirmed by the Senate in a 68–29 vote. A longtime financial advisor and major ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he believes the Trump administration could strike a deal with China.

In November 2024, Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his pick for Secretary of the Treasury. In his announcement, Trump praised Bessent—a financial advisor and major donor to his 2024 ...

Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) shakes hands with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise at the tariff announcement Wednesday. (Jim LoScalzo- Pool via CNP/Zuma Press) Treasury Secretary Scott ...

Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies shaping the American economy and is closely read by policymakers and ...

The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 Tuesday to support Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary, clearing the way for his confirmation on the Senate floor as soon as this week.

Scott Bessent said on television that most people kept 401(k) money in a 60% stock fund. It’s not quite that simple. By Ron Lieber Trump administration officials made the rounds this weekend to ...