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

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury ...

Senate Finance Democrats want Scott Bessent to submit to an IRS audit and release his tax filings ahead of panel vote Tuesday ...

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent testified in his confirmation hearing that he won't discriminate in tax enforcement ...

In contrast, poor Americans will net a $70 tax cut. “This is the single most important economic issue of the day,” Bessent said. “This is pass-fail. If we do not fix these tax cuts ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for President Donald Trump and his sweeping agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and ...

Scott Bessent said passing new tax legislation is a huge economic concern for the country, including for working- and middle-class families.

Senate Democrats are circulating a memo claiming that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, improperly claimed nearly $2 million in tax losses and owes ...

A confidential vetting document prepared by Senate Finance Democratic staff alleged Bessent avoided paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in self-employment taxes, while claiming questionable ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an ...

Andrew Duehren covers tax policy. Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Treasury secretary pick, defended tax cuts and tariff increases on Thursday, rebutting accusations from ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) --President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia and making 2017 tax cuts permanent. Members of the U.S ...