You're hired! Here's who passed Congress' Trump cabinet test and how stormy their hearings were
As of Wednesday, 11 of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees have been successfully confirmed to their posts. While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through – others, like ...
Treasury chief from Charleston snaps up $12.5M DC home amid Battery mansion sale
A newspaper report says new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the former hedge fund investor and SC native, has bought a home ...
Treasury secretary to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named acting director of consumer watchdog agency
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...
Woman who wanted to kill GOP leaders said she was inspired by CEO’s slaying, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a Massachusetts woman accused of planning to kill Republican leaders at the U.S. Capitol told police she was influenced by Luigi Mangione, the man charged with fatally shooting the CEO ...