The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and Colombia after Colombia's president turned away deportation flights from the U.S. Trump then threatened tariffs as high as 25% against the ...

If we reduce government spending and dramatically slash the size of the federal government, there will be enormous ...

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating ...

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...

The agreement came in response to a lawsuit accusing Treasury of committing an "unlawful action" by giving private info to ...

The new Treasury secretary has criticized a borrowing strategy that helped calm markets.

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A newspaper report says new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the former hedge fund investor and SC native, has bought a home ...

Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now also the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Bessent grew up in Little River with big dreams. He’s suddenly risen so high in national politics that few South Carolinians have ever gone higher.

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing.

The Treasury Department was accused of breaking federal law by giving Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers ...