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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary
Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.
Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump's tax cuts
He has said the U.S. faces economic calamity if Congress does not renew key provisions of Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are set to expire Dec. 31, 2025.
Scott Bessent, hedge fund billionaire, is Trump's treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent was confirmed in a 68-29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn in on Tuesday.
Scott Bessent becomes first out gay man appointed as Treasury Secretary after receiving bipartisan support
Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old Tr*mp nominee becomes the first out-gay man to hold the position. He’s also the highest-ranking LGBTQ+ official in US history.
Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent becomes highest-ranking out gay person in US history
Donald Trump’s gay nominee for secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his husband and family, is the first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.
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“More of a statewide and regional issue”: Scott Bessent tells Sen. Sanders he’s against raising federal minimum wage.
Trump Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday said he does not support raising the federal minimum wage. “I believe that the minimum wage is more of a statewide and regional issue ...
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Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, said Thursday that he would not support raising the minimum wage. Bessent, if confirmed, would not have the authority to raise ...
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Trump Treasury Nominee Pledges To Maintain Dollar's Global Reserve Status, Outlines Vision For 'New Economic Golden Age'
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary nominee for President-elect Donald Trump, has pledged to uphold the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, aiming to usher in a “new economic ...
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Bessent to Say Dollar’s Global Status Is Critical to US Economy
Maintaining the dollar as the world’s reserve asset is critical to US economic health and the nation’s future, Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will tell a ...
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Trump's US Treasury pick Bessent says dollar must remain world's reserve currency
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Wednesday vowed to ensure that the dollar remains the world's reserve ...
Man Planned to Kill New G.O.P. Leaders With Molotov Cocktails, U.S. Says
Ryan English, 24, was carrying makeshift explosives and knives near the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, police charge in ...