WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

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

To be confirmed, Bessent will a majority of votes from the Senate. If he is confirmed, he would the country’s first openly gay treasury secretary.

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Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague launched his campaign for secretary of state Wednesday, abandoning plans to join a hotly contested Republican primary for governor in 2026. Sprague, 51, of Findlay ...

As head of the Treasury, the 62-year-old is fifth in line for the presidency, following the secretary of State. Before him, there have been two other openly LGBTQ officials in Cabinet-level ...

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Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic ...

Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Treasury secretary last week, has been named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bessent replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.