But a purported X post from new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about abolishing the federal income tax isn’t authentic.

Bessent received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. After graduating, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Kynikos Associates. [5] In 1991, Bessent began working at Soros Fund ...

I’m not looking to hurt Russia,” President Donald Trump recently declared in a statement he posted on his TruthSocial account ...

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump 's financial agenda as treasury secretary.

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense ...

The dollar extended its gains after President Donald Trump said he favors imposing “much bigger” tariffs than suggested by ...

President Donald Trump has been talking about tariffs for so long that it feels like we know exactly what’s coming. But we ...

The US Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The candidate secured votes from most of the chamber, including 23 Democrats. Bessent, a well-known financier, ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation ...

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's ...

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...