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

David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the ...

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

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal ...

The Senate voted Monday as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.

President Donald Trump has made Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection ...

On Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved access to the Treasury’s payments system for a team led by Tom Krause, a Silicon Valley executive working in concert with Musk’s ...

The Senate on Monday voted to confirm Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary following his nomination to the role by President Donald Trump. Bessent was confirmed on a 68-29 vote by the full ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, despite criticism levied by Democrats for his handling of self-employment taxes tied to ownership of ...

Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the Treasury ... Bessent played a key role in the famous "Black Wednesday" trade that earned over $1 billion by betting against the British pound ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting ...