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 ceremony, Mr. Bessent was welcomed at the doors of the U.S. Treasury at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue by department employees. Mr. Bessent’s first working day included meetings with senior Treasury officials.As Secretary, Mr ...

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 secretary of the treasury serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters pertaining to economic and fiscal policy.

2 days ago · The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ...

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.. He cleared the Senate roll call with bipartisan support, in …

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 Jan. 16, 2025.

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 who will steer an ...

3 days ago · As secretary of the Treasury, he will be tasked with fulfilling Mr. Trump’s economic agenda of cutting taxes, rolling back financial regulations and imposing tariffs as the president seeks to ...

3 days ago · The United States Senate today confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury by a bipartisan vote of 68-29. In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) highlighted Mr. Bessent’s qualifications and urged colleagues to support his nomination.

2 days ago · 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 ambi…

1 day ago · The Secretary of the Treasury is considered to be the chief financial officer (CFO) of the United States government. This individual makes recommendations about domestic and global economic...