Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor De­partment BY Associated Press Washington, D.C. UPDATED 9:03 PM ET Nov. 22, 2024 ...

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor De­partment BY Associated Press Washington, D.C. UPDATED 9:03 PM ET Nov. 22, 2024 ...

Senate Republicans have teed up a vote-a-rama today on possible amendments to their sweeping budget reconciliation bill.

Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill and primary day arrives in the New Jersey governor's race.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies at the House Ways and Means Committee. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the need for the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that many critics fundamentally misunderstand that President Trump is driven by “his love for people” and “cares deeply” about Ameri… ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his beef with billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, describing himself as a nimble ninja-like operative while musing that the later “fancies himself more o… ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's toughest negotiating partner is Congress, and the contest is his race to finance the national debt.

Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent addressed his reported clashes with Elon Musk during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, rejecting claims that he called Musk a “fraud” as “fake ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent still isn’t saying whether he and Elon Musk came to blows outside the Oval Office, but he does have some thoughts on their respective fighting styles ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his feud with Elon Musk, stating that they both want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in government and that DOGE is an ethos that will yield bigger a… ...

How the CBO gets to these figures is at the center of a long-running debate in Washington, because these estimates often ...