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

The U.S. Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary under President Trump, facing challenges on tax policy, tariff ...

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

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

Bessent has said the U.S. faces economic calamity if Congress does not renew key provisions of Trump’s Tax Cuts and Job Act ...

Mr Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of the ...

Scott Bessent was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary in a bipartisan vote of 68 to ...