Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned the government shutdown could shave growth off the US GDP. He told CNBC the standoff risks hurting economic growth and "working America." The shutdown is ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent torched Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for holding the American people “hostage” to his “poll numbers” and jibed that the Trump administration was instead ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced the head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) would also serve as CEO of the IRS after the tax agency’s previous, Senate-confirmed leader ...

Members of Donald Trump’s administration are scrambling to right their ship, after the president’s tariffs sent a major foreign trading partner into the arms of Argentina, which just received a ...

The key role in Bessent's office will be filled by Michael Friedman. As part of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, Friedman helped select staff for the Treasury Department during ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday warned that the government shutdown could harm economic growth and blasted Dems for the impasse. “This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down ...

The Trump administration has finalized plans to provide a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday via social media. Additionally, the United States “directly” ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the government shutdown could slow the economy, delivering a blow to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and its workers. “This isn’t the way to ...

The government shutdown has the potential to chip away at economic growth in the U.S., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth and a hit to working ...

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the government began cracking down on hidden transfers of wealth. The purpose was to prevent money laundering that might finance terrorism. Some of this was ...

WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has appointed Frank Bisignano to be the chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service, creating a new position to help run the beleaguered tax ...