November 22, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump announces Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. January 27, 2025 - In a 68-29 vote, the Senate confirms ...

Fourteen states led by New Mexico sued the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, on Thursday challenging the alleged ...

The Trump administration proposed ending Russia's war in Ukraine by intertwining Ukraine's economy with the United States.

It was a question begging to be asked after President Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting pennies: What would ...

If Bessent’s sexual identity ever comes up, it’s as a passing historical footnote — he’s the first out LGBTQ person to serve ...

On January 26, a suspect surrendered to Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. The 24-year-old confessed to driving from ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.

For years, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have railed against the IRS and its cadre of armed agents.

The tax-collecting agency has thousands of special agents in its criminal-investigation division.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...

Less than three weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump and those working under his auspices — most prominently ...

He was serving as acting head of the department until Scott Bessent’s confirmation as treasury secretary ... but I don’t ...