During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 12, 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent grows the audacity to dismiss ...

The finish line will come after a whirlwind of votes, nicknamed a "vote-a-rama," on what are expected to be dozens of ...

Senate Republican leaders continue to scrounge for votes to pass Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion tax and spending bill as ...

Billy Long, the former Republican congressman from Missouri, was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-44 vote to become the next IRS Commissioner. He now takes the reins of an agency in chaos—staffing cuts ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Monday, calling his recent television ...

Scott Bessent The latest news on Scott Bessent. President Donald Trump's treasury secretary was previously an investor and hedge fund manager who served as chief investment officer for Soros Fund ...

The past week has seen Republicans on Capitol Hill working to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has acknowledged that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington ...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...