President Trump has defended Elon Musk’s drive to shut down sections of the US government amid legal challenges, transparency concerns and questions over conflicts of interest.

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The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm hedge fund manager and South Carolina native Scott Bessent as the 79th Secretary of ...

The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary in President Donald Trump's administration.

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

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 U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, making the longtime ...

Also on Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent, Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department. And fallout continues from Trump’s Friday night firing of a slew of inspectors general and ...

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...

Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, in a 16-11 vote. All 14 committee Republicans and two Democrats supported Bessent’s nomination, which will now head to the full Senate for consideration.