2 days ago · WASHINGTON – Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury by Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on January 28, 2025. Shortly following the ceremony, Mr. Bessent was welcomed at the doors of the U.S. Treasury at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue by department employees. Mr. Bessent’s first working day included meetings with senior Treasury officials.As Secretary, Mr ...

3 days ago · Before leaving office, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen alerted Congress that the Treasury Department would need to deploy “extraordinary measures” on Jan. 21 to prevent the United States ...

3 days ago · The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ...

3 days ago · The treasury secretary is responsible for serving as the President’s fiscal policy adviser and managing the public debt. He is also a member of the President’s National Economic Council.

The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters pertaining to economic and fiscal policy.

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. “Scott has long been a strong advocate of the America...

Jan 17, 2025 · Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and credit of the United States.

3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.. He cleared the Senate roll call with bipartisan support, in …

3 days ago · On January 28, 2025, Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.As Secretary, Mr. Bessent is responsible for the U.S. Treasury’s wide-ranging mission to maintain a strong economy, foster economic growth and create job opportunities for all Americans by promoting the conditions that enable prosperity at home and abroad as well as managing the U.S ...

2 days ago · Scott Bessent is the current United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 20, 2025. Bessent was sworn in as Secretary...