Scott Bessent, Treasury

DOGE has saved around $50 billion: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
The Department of Government Efficiency has saved the government approximately $50 billion, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bessent sat down with Fox News for an extended interview that aired on Tuesday evening,
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells taxpayers their data is safe with Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E
In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, newly-appointed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended his president Donald Trump’s decision to allow Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) look through Treasury data in its mission to cut federal spending and save the US economy.
Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.
DOGE says it has saved taxpayers $55 billion so far
The month-old Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has saved American taxpayers $55 billion, according to the latest update from the group.
Scott Bessent Fast Facts
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, appears before the Senate Finance ...
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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 ...
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Scott Bessent Breaks Down How Tariffs Could Bring In $2.5 Trillion, Promises Minimal Impact On Consumers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent detailed Tuesday on Fox News the economic strategies of President Donald Trump, breaking ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday signaled that the White House wants Trump's tax cut package from 2017 to be ...
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Treasury nominee Scott Bessent clears key Senate hurdle on way to likely confirmation
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 ...
Bessent: Trump "Could Win The Nobel Peace Prize" For His Plan To Rebuild Ukraine, If It Were Fairly Awarded
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild Ukraine worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. BRET BAIER, SPECIAL REPORT: So the Telegraph writes it this way, they say ...
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Scott Bessent, hedge fund billionaire, is Trump's treasury secretary
Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, was confirmed in a 68 to 29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and ...