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

A top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee slammed Scott Bessent, who has been confirmed to become the nation's next Treasury secretary. The Senate voted 68-29 on Monday to confirm Bessent to head the Treasury Department.

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration's policy ambitions around tax cuts and spending and managing economic relationships with allies and adversaries alike.

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.

Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats’ agenda. Now liberals see an opening to stymy Trump.

The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies

What follows are my initial responses to Trump’s creation of the External Revenue Service, or ERS, future rival of the IRS. The short answer is no, not without congressional cooperation. Like other presidents, Trump lacks the constitutional authority to create a whole new federal agency such as the ERS.

One week ago today, President Trump revoked both orders possibly preventing reception of data deterioration in the housing market and lowering standards for building around flood-prone areas.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.

The US is sanctioning Chinese parties for their alleged role in cyberattacks on US organizations, including the recent Treasury Department hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department announced sanctions Friday ... our companies, and the United States government, including those who have targeted the Treasury Department specifically ...

The United States on Wednesday took fresh action targeting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, taking aim at efforts to circumvent U.S. sanctions as Washington continues to increase pressure on Moscow in the final days of the Biden administration.