1 day ago · WASHINGTON – Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury by Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on January 28, 2025. Shortly following the …

The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The …

2 days ago · Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on …

2 days ago · The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new administration’s top economic official …

2 days ago · The treasury secretary is responsible for serving as the President’s fiscal policy adviser and managing the public debt. He is also a member of the President’s National …

2 days ago · Bessent takes control of the Treasury with a humming U.S. economy. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter and 3 percent in the third.

2 days ago · Bessent, 62, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary and the first openly gay person to hold the position.

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. “Scott has long been a strong …

On January 26, 2021, Janet Yellen was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. An economist by training, she took office after almost fifty years in academia …

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Trump selected billionaire investor Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department on Friday as the former president continues to call for an increase in …