Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

Mr Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of the ...

The IRS kicked off tax season facing a hiring freeze imposed by President Trump in an executive order and uncertainty over ...

President Trump issued an EO, “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology.” The same day, the SEC published ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent ...

He is one target of a Senate Finance ... invited an Internal Revenue Service audit, which would keep information private, and has launched a sophisticated Web site, Believers Stand United, to "help ...

What follows are my initial responses to Trump’s creation of the External Revenue Service, or ERS, future rival of the IRS.

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury ...

Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary - a historic appointment that brings bipartisan support and expertise in tax ...