President Donald Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, signing the long-promised economic ...

Days after his Senate confirmation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has paid $12.5 million for a historic mansion in ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new ...

Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.

A person arrested outside of the Capitol with a knife and two potential incendiary devices told officers they wanted to kill ...

Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key ...

Space and tech mogul Elon Musk criticized what he called "fraudulent" Treasury payments on Saturday amid reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gained access to the federal ...

Elon Musk's department now has control over government-provided benefits, including Social Security, Medicare, SNAP, ...

The cost-cutting entity has the keys to the federal government’s Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, the ...

Former officials have said it is extremely unusual for anyone connected to political appointees to access them.