On Thursday, May 8, 2025, a 24-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested for attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary ...

As one of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has made headlines. As a billionaire with deep roots in the finance world, many are curious about his career ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks April 23 during the Institute of International Finance Global Outlook Forum at the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made his first public appearance before lawmakers since the president's tariffs were ...

In November 2024, Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his pick for Secretary of the Treasury. In his announcement, Trump praised Bessent—a financial advisor and major donor to his 2024 ...

In our news wrap Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both the U.S. and China see high tariffs as unsustainable but dismissed reports U.S. would bring them down unilaterally, a dozen ...

Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies shaping the American economy and is closely read by policymakers and ...

The status quo of large U.S trade deficits cannot persist, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. "Intentional policy choices by other countries have hollowed out America’s manufacturing sector ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal with China is still possible. (Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a closed-door JPMorgan investor ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will both travel to Geneva, Switzerland, where they will meet with President Karin Keller-Sutter and, separately ...

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration has cut $2 billion from the IRS information technology budget without operational ...

Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Republicans are continuing to iron out their "big, beautiful bill" that includes Trump's sweeping legislative agenda. Also, Trump officials, including Treasury Secretary ...