Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.

The fund manager will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Thursday ...

Scott Bessent's wise comments on tariffs, taxes, spending, and debt calmed investors and sent markets soaring.

Bessent said he believed Trump's presidency would help "unleash a new economic golden age," which could include more jobs and ...

"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.

Gay and lesbian officials in Trump’s first term included Randy Berry, his ambassador to Nepal, and James Abbott, who Trump ...

Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and ...

The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...

The new budget forecasts predicted that the United States will record a $1.9 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year and ...

Plus: Relief for taxpayers impacted by wildfires, itemizing deductions, civil forfeiture programs, Direct File, Tax Cuts and ...

While Trump's Cabinet nominees play to their audience of one, it’s Democrats’ responsibility to play to the audience that ...

Scott Bessent tells Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Donald Trump’s tariff policy is useful tool for leverage in ...