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. It is his first time overseeing a sprawling organization or working in government, The New York Times reported .
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.
Trump's billionaire Commerce secretary pick vows to sell all his business interests if confirmed
President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Commerce, billionaire Howard Lutnick, said he will sell all of his business interests within 90 days if he is confirmed.
Trump's Treasury Secretary Bessent Approved, Likely Tackling Taxes Before Crypto
With his U.S. Senate confirmation behind him, Scott Bessent is in place to be the top financial official of President Donald Trump's
Billionaire investor Scott Bessent is confirmed as Treasury secretary
Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2025. Wall Street investor Scott Bessent was confirmed as the next Treasury secretary by the Senate on Monday.
Billionaire financier Bessent confirmed as Trump's treasury chief
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -– which is already
Alert: Scott Bessent is confirmed as treasury secretary, giving the billionaire a key role in trying to extend Trump's tax cuts
Scott Bessent is confirmed as treasury secretary, giving the billionaire a key role in trying to extend Trump's tax cuts. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
Full Replay/Highlights: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies At Confirmation Hearing For HHS Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stand before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health ...
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LIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces first Senate grilling for health secretary
He needs to earn support from nearly all Senate Republicans to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Takeaways from Lutnick confirmation hearing for commerce secretary
In a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, Howard Lutnick was asked about an array of policy matters including tariffs, China, inflation, and more.
Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of ...