Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting ...

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on Monday ... and started working in finance. He and his husband, former New York City prosecutor John Freeman ...

The new Treasury secretary once hosted a fundraiser for Vice President Al Gore when the Democrat was running for president in 2000. Bessent brought his husband and two children to his confirmation ...