U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for prolonging the government shutdown, saying Democrats need to vote to reopen the government.

The Trump administration has moved money around to pay troops, but the financial juggling act can't go on much longer, Bessent suggested.

Scott Bessent said Ontario's anti-tariff ad, featuring quotes from Ronald Reagan, was "propaganda" aimed at swaying public opinion.

A meeting is reportedly set between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday that could turn things back around for U.S. soybean producers. “In case you don’t know, I’m actually a soybean farmer so,

According to his financial disclosure, Bessent owns farmland in North Dakota that he leases to farmers for up to $1 million per year. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on Thursday to discuss trade. Bessent indicated that he had laid the groundwork for a return to the status quo for soybean farmers,

U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent disputed NBC "Meet The Press" anchor Kristen Welker’s claim that President Donald Trump is the one not ending the ongoing government shutdown on Sunday.

The U.S. and China are set to "consummate" the deal this week in South Korea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says.

President Donald Trump suggested that he may drop an investigation into whether China violated the terms of his first-term trade deal based on his upcoming talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.