Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew and Janet Yellen are former Treasury secretaries.
Post from suspended X account falsely attributed to Treasury secretary | Fact check
There is no evidence Bessent made the X post attributed to him. The account shown has been suspended, and no credible news reports support the claim.
Judge's 'hopelessly ambiguous' order barring DOGE from Treasury sparks concern Bessent may also be locked out
Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer's ruling baring DOGE from accessing Treasury data may also bar Secretary Bessent, according to legal experts and conservative critics.
Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was ...
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau
The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...
Federal judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems
The decision comes after 19 state attorneys general sued the federal government alleging DOGE staffers didn’t have authority to access the systems.