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

Plus: Relief for taxpayers impacted by wildfires, itemizing deductions, civil forfeiture programs, Direct File, Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts, tax filing deadlines, and more ...

Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump 's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent ...

Scott Bessent, the CEO of Key Square Group who ... If confirmed, Bessent would lead the Treasury Department, of which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a subagency. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ...

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...

The U.S. Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary under President Trump, facing challenges on tax policy, tariff ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp ... Russia sanctions and the future of an Internal Revenue Service tax filing system that Republicans have called to ...

which has been disputed by the Internal Revenue Service. Bessent at his Jan. 16 confirmation hearing said that he would set aside funds to pay any taxes owed once the case is decided. He has ...

Mr Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of the ...