The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Mr. Bessent, who formerly ...

Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.

27 (UPI) --The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday ... Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said. Related Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs ...

Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old Tr*mp nominee becomes the first out-gay man to hold the position. He’s also the highest-ranking LGBTQ+ official in US history.

Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation ...

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.

The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, making him the highest-ranking openly gay government official in U.S. history.

Wall Street investor Scott Bessent was confirmed as the next Treasury secretary by the Senate on Monday. Bessent is a wealthy hedge fund manager who's seen as a business-friendly choice. He was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 29, signaling a degree of bipartisan support for the new Treasury secretary.

In a mostly bipartisan vote, the Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, solidifying his role to advance Trump’s economic agenda.

Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump.

Bessent received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. After graduating, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Kynikos Associates. [5] In 1991, Bessent began working at Soros Fund Management (SFM), where he was the firm's head of ...