Scott Bessent, Treasury

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Pays $12.5 Million for D.C. Mansion
Days after his Senate confirmation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has paid $12.5 million for a historic mansion in Washington, D.C., according to people familiar with the deal.
Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts
The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.
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.
Ex-hedge fund manager Scott Bessent confirmed as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” on Americans by year’s end — was
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury Secretary
The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.
How the Senate Voted to Confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.
‘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 ...
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 ...
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Bessent easily confirmed as Trump’s Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, despite criticism levied by Democrats for his handling of self-employment taxes tied to ownership of ...
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This isn’t an authentic post from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about eliminating the income tax
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How an arcane Treasury Department office is now 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 ...
Top Treasury official retires over DOGE request for access to payment systems
David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the matter told The ...