Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...

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The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.

A Taunton man was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol Monday after admitting to an officer that he drove there with intent to ...

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with Molotov cocktails and knives who was allegedly attempting to kill House Speaker ...

A Massachusetts man is charged with carrying Molotov cocktails to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors ...

Scott Bessent, billionaire hedge fund manager and outspoken crypto lover, has been confirmed as the next US Treasury Secretary by the Senate on Jan. 27.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Bessent is confirmed as treasury secretary, giving the billionaire a key role in trying to extend Trump's tax cuts.

The US Senate is widely expected to confirm billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary Monday, ...