Browsing: Scott Bessent
The moment that triggered the Trump administration’s dramatic crackdown on Anthropic, and may completely reset the ground rules for U.S.…
Trump has turned the dollar into a foreign policy tool, a move economists say could backfire
For decades, the U.S. largely held off on approving currency swaps with foreign powers, save for rare circumstances. When it…
‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt
The national debt is set to reach $40 trillion in the near future if it continues to grow at its…
Trump lawyers confirm talks with Scott Bessent’s IRS to resolve $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax returns
Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against…
Why Ray Dalio, Scott Bessent and others are rallying around a ‘3% solution’ to the national debt
These days Republicans and Democrats can’t seem to agree on, well, anything. But suddenly, a bi-partisan consensus is building in…
‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
Trump administration officials have had harsh words for anyone choosing to criticize the efficacy or legality of the president’s sweeping…
Before Kevin Warsh has even taken over as Fed chair, Trump is joking about suing him. Scott Bessent is fine with that
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be “up to the president” to decide whether or not to sue Kevin Warsh,…
A House Financial Services Committee hearing descended into chaos and personal invective on Tuesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated his war of words with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday, urging the…
Bessent’s visit to Minnesota comes with more vows to crack down on fraud as tensions flare with state, Somalia government
The Treasury Department is taking a closer look at financial transactions between Minnesotan residents and businesses and Somalia as the federal government ramps…












