The lowly penny–the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and cupholders everywhere–may soon be no more. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his ...

President Donald Trump deserves to begin his second term surrounded by the team he believes can best help him carry out the responsibilities of his office. The U.S. Senate also plays a key role in ...

President Donald Trump deserves to begin his second term surrounded by the team he believes can best help him carry out the responsibilities of his office. The U.S. Senate also plays a key role in ...

Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, was confirmed in a 68 to 29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn ...

Bessent said of his nomination: "President Trump chose me because he believes I’m the best candidate — not because of my ...

Scott Bessent ’84, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday in a 68-29 vote. A billionaire investor and former adjunct professor at Yale, Bessent ...

Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical to President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic agenda. Bessent ...

On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Bessent now takes on the tasks of helping to develop the new ...

Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the ... Besset also previously donated to Democratic campaigns, including Al Gore’s presidential run. He now appears to be ...

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UPDATE: This article includes the result of the Senate vote. The Senate has voted to confirm Scott Bessent, billionaire hedge fund manager, as Treasury Secretary. The final vote was 68-29 in favor of ...

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.