The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury ...

Senate Finance Democrats want Scott Bessent to submit to an IRS audit and release his tax filings ahead of panel vote Tuesday ...

The new Treasury Department chief didn't bring up crypto policy at his nomination hearing, but he'll have enormous reach into ...

Andrew Duehren covers tax policy. Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Treasury secretary pick, defended tax cuts and tariff increases on Thursday, rebutting accusations from ...

Scott Bessent, recently confirmed as Treasury Secretary in President Donald Trump's administration, is poised to tackle ...

In contrast, poor Americans will net a $70 tax cut. “This is the single most important economic issue of the day,” Bessent said. “This is pass-fail. If we do not fix these tax cuts ...

Taxes and tariffs took center stage Thursday at the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s intended Treasury secretary nominee, Scott Bessent.

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 ...

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 ...

Bessent cautioned that a "gigantic" middle-class tax increase would occur if the tax cuts expire. CANADA READIES TRUMP TARIFFS RESPONSE: 'IN A TRADE WAR, THERE ARE NO WINNERS' Trump approved the ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) --President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia and making 2017 tax cuts permanent. Members of the U.S ...