The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday ... by 3 million barrels a day. After Bessent was confirmed, Republican Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, chair of the Senate Finance ...

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

WASHINGTON—House Republicans, struggling with their narrow majority and lawmakers’ demands for spending cuts, are considering ...

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

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past ... with Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) arguing that Bessent “has done nothing wrong except follow traditional ...

Three Senate Democrats criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for what they call a “lack of candor” about what DOGE ...

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on ... demeanor and character to be an effective secretary," Sen. Mike Crapo, the finance committee's chairman ...

REUTERS “Scott Bessent has a clear vision to reignite ... “on a pull-out sofa” because it was “rent-free.” Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who chairs the Finance Committee, said, “When ...

Scott Bessent arrives for a meeting with Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nominees for Trump's upcoming administration are ...

Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s pick ... Bessent has also agreed to shutter his hedge fund. Sen. Mike Crapo, the Republican chair of the committee, pushed back against Democrats attacks ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo on Wednesday said he is hoping a full Senate confirmation vote for U.S. President Donald Trump's pick as Treasury secretary, Scott ...

Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square ... His position seems to be that he might get around to paying some day. Maybe not." Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, the chairman of the ...