Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...

27 (UPI) --The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become ... The vote to approve Bessent's nomination was 68 to 29, with 16 Democrats -- including Sen. John ...

From his years working for George Soros to his role as a key economic advisor to Trump, Bessent has extensive if contradictory Wall Street experience.

In a mostly bipartisan vote, the Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, solidifying his role to ...

Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic nominee in place ahead of a daunting GOP push to enact Trump’s ambitious ...

With the national debt above $36 trillion, newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to rein in government spending. The investor and hedge fund manager, who cleared the Senate on Monday ...

27 (UPI) --The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said. Related Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary despite criticism levied by Democrats for his handling of ...

Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to ... for the needs of working Americans,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said in his floor remarks on Monday, calling Bessent an ...