Senate committee advances nomination for Trump Treasury pick
This article was updated to correct Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) role on the Senate Finance Committee The Senate Finance ...
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Scott Bessent confirmed as Treasury Secretary
The Senate voted 67-23 over the weekend to consider the hedge fund billionaire's nomination, setting him up for a vote this ...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a ...
Senate panel advances Bessent nomination
The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to advance Bessent’s nomination, clearing the way for a Senate floor vote in the coming days. Two Democrats — Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Maggie Hassan ...
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury Secretary
The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...
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Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump's tax cuts
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as ... avoidance by failing to pay nearly $1 million in Medicare taxes related to his limited partnership in his ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has ...