The Senate voted to confirm investor and billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

Scott Bessent, a South Carolina resident and billionaire investor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, succeeding Janet Yellen. The confirmation came through a Senate vote on Monday, where Bessent received 68 votes in favor and 29 against. His nomination was put forth by President Donald Trump last November.

(TNND) — The senate plans to vote on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on Monday evening.

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the Trump administration's economic agenda of tax cuts and tariffs.

Read about the Senate confirmation of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as secretary of the Department of the Treasury.

🇺🇸Scott Bessent’s confirmation as United States Secretary of the Treasury highlights President Trump’s dedication to restoring economic strength and stability. Now that Bessent has been confirmed, the Senate will focus on approving former Representative Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) for the position of secretary of transportation.

The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm hedge fund manager and South Carolina native Scott Bessent as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury.

Court documents filed by a special agent with the U.S. Capitol Police reveal that a man with Molotov cocktails was arrested near the Capitol.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order Riley Jane English, of Massachusetts, detained without bond while she awaits trial.