A Taunton man was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol Monday after admitting to an officer that he drove there with intent to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to authorities.

Ryan English, 24, was carrying makeshift explosives and knives near the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, police charge in court papers.

Plus: Two MoCo teachers receive Presidential Award for Excellence; 75 county firefighters extinguish house fire in Laytonsville

Ryan English from Massachusetts, armed with a folding knife and two Molotov cocktails, surrended and told a US Capitol police officer that he had been there to 'kill Scott Bessent,' who was just confirmed as Trump's treasury secretary.

WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts woman arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Monday told police she was there to kill a newly confirmed member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, federal investigators say.

The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, making him the highest-ranking openly gay government official in U.S. history.

Scott Bessent pledged the US won’t default on its debt if he’s confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary testified Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an ...