Bessent says U.S. won't be able to pay military by Nov. 15 amid shutdown

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on.

Bessent says troops will start going without pay by Nov. 15 if shutdown continues

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

U.S. and China agree to a trade deal 'framework,' treasury secretary says

Scott Bessent told NBC News that President Donald Trump would most likely visit Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing early ...

Bessent: US won’t be able to pay military by Nov. 15 if shutdown is prolonged

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the United States will not be able to pay service members by the middle of next ...

US treasury secretary mocks Putin's special envoy over remarks on sanctions

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called Kremlin special envoy Kirill Dmitriev a "Russian propagandist" following ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent expects consumer prices to drop starting next month amid economic recovery

The Trump administration's Treasury secretary is expecting "substantial real income increases" in the first quarter of 2026, ...

USTR Greer, Treasury's Bessent heading to Malaysia for talks with Chinese counterparts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will head to ...

Bessent says US will soon announce ‘substantial pickup in Russia sanctions’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the White House will be announcing “a substantial pickup in Russia sanctions.” ...