NEW YORK — As tax season gets underway, we are happy to say that now about half the country will benefit from the IRS’ free Direct File program, which lets people with relatively straightforward ...

There is fortunately at least one built-in defense against the targeting of the free Direct File program, which is that it’s not so politically easy to take away from people things they’ve come to ...

Donald Trump’s first 10 days back in office were filled with a series of “shock and awe” executive orders intended to ...

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump 's financial agenda as treasury secretary.

Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical ...

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel will resign to preempt Donald Trump firing him. Trump had already nominated former GOP Rep. Billy Long to replace him.

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury ...

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

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent ...

Top Wall Street banks say they’re ready to get more active in crypto if the Trump administration rolls out favorable policies ...

But one of the first questions Bessent faced was whether he would let the Internal Revenue Service offer taxpayers a free tax-filing platform this tax season, which starts Jan. 27. “Will you commit to ...