The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on ... demeanor and character to be an effective secretary," Sen. Mike Crapo, the finance committee's chairman ...

Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump.

REUTERS “Scott Bessent has a clear vision to reignite ... “on a pull-out sofa” because it was “rent-free.” Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who chairs the Finance Committee, said, “When ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday ... by 3 million barrels a day. After Bessent was confirmed, Republican Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, chair of the Senate Finance ...

Scott Bessent arrives for a meeting with Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nominees for Trump's upcoming administration are ...

voting to confirm Mr. Bessent is one of the easiest that we could take,” Senate Finance Committee chairman Mike Crapo (R., Idaho) said on the Senate floor before lawmakers voted on the nomination.

(Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo on Wednesday said he is hoping a full Senate confirmation vote for U.S. President Donald Trump's pick as Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent ...

Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo, who chairs the Senate Financial Committee, said that Scott Bessent is one of the "sharpest minds in the global finance industry." Before the confirmation on ...