This page reflects the news from the federal government shutdown on Sunday, Nov. 2. For the latest updates, read USA TODAY's live coverage for Monday, Nov. 3. WASHINGTON – It's not clear when millions ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a key theme of his interviews for the next chair of the Federal Reserve has been ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday for calling Republicans “terrorists” during the 1995 government shutdown. Stephanopoulos asked Bessent on ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has joined President Trump in a push to end the Senate’s filibuster rule. “The American ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will visit the Philadelphia Mint Wednesday to commemorate the last production of the penny in the United States. Treasurer Brandon Beach nine months after President ...

Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S. Credit...Photo Illustration by Alice ...

During a House Financial Services Committee hearing several months ago in May, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) got into ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent teased Wednesday that the Trump administration would make announcements in the coming days to help reduce the costs of items such as coffee and bananas. “You’re going ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House last week. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration deserves credit for a rally in U.S. Treasurys ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he believes some sectors of the economy are in a recession or at risk of one, blaming the Federal Reserve for not cutting interest rates fast, just one day ...