Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical ...

Read about the Senate confirmation of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as secretary of the Department of the Treasury.

A redacted and highly anticipated investigation finds that law enforcement in a small North Alabama city often makes improper arrests and fails to thoroughly investigate civilian complaints. The repor ...

Billionaires, foreign leaders, Cabinet picks, governors and lawmakers have converged on the president-elect’s Palm Beach ...

After Trump won the election in November, Bessent won an unusually public – and messy – contest to be nominated for the Treasury Secretary role. His husband and children sat behind Bessent at ...

Trump’s choice for treasury secretary is a South Carolina billionaire who, before becoming a Trump donor and adviser, donated to various Democratic causes in the early 2000s, notably Al Gore’s ...

He was introduced by a fellow South Carolinian, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said the U.S. needs a treasury secretary “who knows what he’s doing, has the trust of the president and ...

“We need a Secretary of Treasury who knows what he’s doing, has the trust of the president and loves his country,” Graham said. “Your ship came in with this guy.” Democratic Se ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Department of Treasury secretary, will appear before the Senate on Thursday for his confirmation hearing. Bessent, who reportedly gave ...