Scott Bessent's wise comments on tariffs, taxes, spending, and debt calmed investors and sent markets soaring.

The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...

"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.

The Democratic Party's left wing is responding to President Joe Biden's strong words about the possibility of an American ...

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Scott Bessent summarized the incoming administration’s perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, no to ...

Trump's picks fit into three groups: the fortifiers (the good), the detractors (the bad), and the mercurial influencers who ...

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Bessent said he believed Trump's presidency would help "unleash a new economic golden age," which could include more jobs and ...

Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks are scheduled to appear in front of the Senate on Friday, including ...