In an extraordinary series of pronouncements, President Donald Trump said that the United States would take over Gaza, ...

The Trump-Musk ransacking of the federal government must stop. The courts offer one important way to apply the brake, says an administrative law scholar. The Washington Monthly is an independent voice ...

Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial ...

After repeatedly blasting Janet Yellen last year over her department’s strategy for issuing federal debt, it’s now up to ...

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions ...

The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary in President Donald Trump's administration.

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Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...

Two more of President Trump's nominees will face questions from senators Tuesday, while a third, Treasury nominee Scott Bessent ... terrorist attack on Israel was "the bloodiest day for the ...

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent did a capable job during his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, judging by the weakness of the Democratic talking points afterward. One of those ...

Scott Bessent's nomination hearing gave markets a handful of hints as to what the next four years could look like. The investor and hedge fund executive sat this week for his confirmation hearing ...