The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Mr. Bessent, who formerly ...

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

Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old Tr*mp nominee becomes the first out-gay man to hold the position. He’s also the highest-ranking LGBTQ+ official in US history.

Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump.

Donald Trump took the Oath of Office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. He is only the second man in the nation’s history to return to the Oval Office after a hiatus. He has promised to "act with historic speed" – and on his first day in office,

Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at noon. We'll be posting live updates.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is seated at a table with Scott Bessent, Trump’s pick for the Treasury ... The first President to be sworn into office in January was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. It was the second of his four inaugurations.

The second Trump presidency is being shaped by corporate interests, with tech magnates like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos leading the charge, while Trump appointees such as Scott Bessent are bringing

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” on Americans by year’s end — was

The Senate confirmed on Monday Scott Bessent, a Wall Street veteran and campaign ally of President Donald Trump, as treasury secretary, one of the highest-profile cabinet posts. Bessent won ...

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities. Horsley spent a decade on ...