A top Treasury official left the agency after Elon Musk's allies allegedly demanded access to the Social Security payment system. Apu Gomes/Getty Images A top Treasury official has left the agency ...

Senior Treasury Department official David A. Lebryk is expected to step down from his position as fiscal assistant secretary after more than three decades at the agency. According to The ...

However Treasury has pointed out the now structural deficit in the government's books is currently set to be addressed by cuts to per-person spending virtually unprecedented in modern times. Looking ...

Omar Chatriwala / Getty Images The Secretary of the Treasury runs the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government. The department is responsible for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump ...

President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary pick, Scott Bessent, pushes for new tariffs and warns of a 'calamity' if tax cuts expire. Confirmed by the Senate, Bessent emphasizes reducing taxes, ...

Also on Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent, Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department. And fallout continues from Trump’s Friday night firing of a slew of inspectors ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5% and rise gradually, per the Financial Times. New universal tariffs on imports to the US ...

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on Monday, as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.

His husband, John Freeman, and their two children had attended his confirmation hearing. The Treasury pick made a strong case for his appointment earlier this month, emphasizing the importance of ...