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 ...

Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, won bipartisan support Tuesday as his nomination cleared a Senate committee. The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to ...

Two more of President Trump's nominees will face questions from senators Tuesday, while a third, Treasury nominee Scott Bessent, will get a committee vote. Former Rep. Doug Collins, an Air Force ...

1. Nothing has been taken off the table in Trump's tariff plan Bessent didn't have firm guidance on what Trump's tariff plan could look like. In his testimony, the Treasury Secretary nominee said ...

Treasury nominee Bessent a shoo-in Trump’s foreign policy steps into unstable world Gaza truce back on track Inauguration Day primer President-elect Trump won the November election with bold ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Treasury Department, sparred with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., over whether the U.S. is heading toward an oligarchy. On Wednesday ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an ...

At 10:30 a.m., Scott Bessent, Trump's Treasury secretary nominee, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer instructed his caucus not to hold back ...

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system ...