Demonstrators outside the Capitol on Wednesday in support of U.S. Agency for International Development.Credit...Haiyun Jiang ...

“What we’re seeing is an unlawful seizure of this agency by the Trump administration in a plain violation of basic constitutional principles,” said Robin Thurston, the legal director for ...

Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old Tr*mp nominee becomes the first out-gay man to hold the position.

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 ...

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. Bessent ...

Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Opposes Idea of U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency Scott Bessent, who is immersed in the Senate confirmation process as President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Department of Treasury secretary, will appear before the Senate on Thursday for his confirmation hearing. Bessent, who reportedly gave ...

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 ’84, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday in a 68-29 vote. A billionaire investor and former adjunct professor at Yale, Bessent ...

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 ...

Senate Democrats are circulating a memo claiming that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, improperly claimed nearly $2 million in tax losses and owes ...

On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Bessent now takes on the tasks of helping to develop the new ...