When Peter Mandelson was asked if he was going to be made ambassador to Washington during the run-up to Christmas last year, ...

Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump 's nominee to lead the Treasury, is set to make history as the nation's highest-ever ranking LGBTQ+ official, but his nomination isn't being cheered on by ...

The fund manager will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Thursday ...

Trump's pick for Treasury secretary says letting the 2017 tax expire would unleash a $4 trillion tax hike that could crush the U.S. economy.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick as Treasury secretary, owns North Dakota farmland on which he earns between $100,000 and $1 million per year, but plans to divest himself of it if he is ...

Donald Trump has issued a new demand after reports that the FBI is closing its diversity, equity, and inclusion office.

US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was chosen for his position not for his sexual orientation. Senator Thom Tillis questioned Bessent on why this role ...

Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his husband ...

Asked whether Congress should abandon the federal debt ceiling, Bessent said that if Trump requested that, he would work with ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the Federal Reserve should stay independent and ...

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