Amid the hue and cry over President Donald Trump’s picks to be the secretaries of defense and health and human services, South Carolina native Scott Bessent coasted to his Senate confirmation as ...

Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy ...

While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through, others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, saw their ...

Trump's Treasury secretary pick, Scott Bessent, says extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the 'single most important economic issue of the day' ...

Scott Bessent will lead President Donald ... The Associated Press reported. Born in South Carolina, Bessent graduated from Yale University in 1984 and went to work for several finance firms.

The Treasury sanctions are directed at more than a dozen people and companies based in China, India and the United Arab ...

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

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s ... voted to confirm Bessent on Monday. The South Carolina native beat out several other potential candidates for Trump’s blessing ...

The Senate voted Monday as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.

Scott Bessent, a South Carolina resident and billionaire investor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday.