Bessent received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. After graduating, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Kynikos Associates. [5] In 1991, Bessent began working at Soros Fund ...

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President Donald Trump said he’s signing an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump's pick for budget ...

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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation ...

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which ...

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

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in the Senate to confirmed South Carolina native Scott Bessent as the next ...

Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense after Vice President JD Vance cast a historic vote to save his confirmation when Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) rejected the nominee ...