To get the nomination for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent had to win over MAGA, Wall Street and Trump himself.

Scott Bessent defended tariffs and argued for tax-cut extensions during his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald ...

Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick to serve as treasury secretary, told Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that the minimum ...

Trump’s promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent’s confirmation ...

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The tired, old, left-wing Democrats are getting nowhere with their cheap shot attacks during cabinet confirmations.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are set to question Scott Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

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Today in crypto, US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly open to establishing a strategic reserve that would include US-founded cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin. The US Securities and ...

Under questioning from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, Bessent said he was open to raising the debt ceiling if Trump wanted to do so. However, he likened removing the debt ceiling to removing a ...