This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for ...

Crude oil futures rise on supply concerns and winter demand, while focus turns to how the incoming Trump Administration will ...

Each Cabinet-level nominee must go through a public hearing in the relevant Senate committee and then be confirmed by the ...

The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be moved indoors to the Capitol ...

The relationship between Mr. Trump and the vice president from his first term was irreparably broken in 2021, when Mr. Pence ...

Bessent said he believed Trump's presidency would help "unleash a new economic golden age," which could include more jobs and ...

Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.

Scott Bessent's wise comments on tariffs, taxes, spending, and debt calmed investors and sent markets soaring.

The fund manager will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Thursday ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

President Biden is sounding the alarm on the growing influence of ultra-wealthy billionaires on American life, a notion Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department Scott Bessent refused to ...