President Trump's Treasury secretary bristled at suggestions that changes to Medicaid would make it too difficult for people.

Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the process to pick a new chair of the Federal Reserve has started, ahead of Chair Jerome Powell’s term ending in 2026 and amid growing ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are gearing up for a fight against Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, with questions about his fitness to hold the office ...

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However, he faced pushback from Democrats on unpaid tax liabilities. Democrats say Bessent has engaged in tax avoidance by failing to pay nearly $1 million in Medicare taxes related to his limited ...