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Scott Bessent

Scott Bessent is a hedge fund manager who became US treasury secretary in 2025.

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182 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Official portrait of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent)

The earliest story we hold is from Nov 16, 2024.

Stories involving Scott Bessent7 named stories in 2026

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Gone quiet · 1

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Jan 12, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026

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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 29 left, 49 center, 32 right, 24% of the sources that published that week · 303 articles

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Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 202614261611829%
Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026435137%
Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 202616221511528%
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Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026213133517%
Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 20261018108921%
Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026101665619%
Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 202600000%
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Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 202611243%
Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 20261314125125%
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May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026131176617%
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Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 202631595%
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Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 20264102163%
Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 202671018606%
Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 202619312217213%
Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 20267413284%
Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 202617322025612%
Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026359233%
Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 202623473147819%
Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 202621312018516%
Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 202626372828020%
Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 202637433045523%
Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 202691513688%
Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 202615241812012%
Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 202628372226218%
Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 202619321810514%
Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026185173%
Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 202616291510213%
Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026253112%
Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 20261121178210%
Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026131212618%
Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 202629493230324%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

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91 left · 97 center · 88 right: 276 sources on the spectrum, across 182 linked stories.

Everything else70 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Scott Bessent that are not part of any story yet

  1. Nov 11Bessent confronts Lutnick over not labeling Nvidia customer a national security threat, sources say8 articles · 8 sources
    1 left, 7 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 10– 12Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats56 articles · 46 sources
    10 left, 12 center, 20 right
  3. Nov 6– 7Bessent, Greer issue statements on call to China on ag purchases2 articles · 2 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 30Trump officials Bessent, Patel to make announcement on fraud in Minnesota today16 articles · 16 sources
    2 left, 3 center, 11 right
  5. Oct 10– 12Bessent mocks Sen Warren, wishes her 'Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day' in response to letter5 articles · 4 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  6. Oct 5Iran Hits Historic Oil Revenue Abyss as Tehran Sounds Economic Crisis Alarm [WATCH]2 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  7. Sep 28Bessent Taps Market Strategist David Zervos as Treasury Adviser3 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 22– 25Trump confirms Scott Bessent won't be AI czar7 articles · 7 sources
    3 left, 1 center, 2 right
  9. Sep 21– 22Bessent Targets OpenAI Managers for Hugging Face Incident Blame3 articles · 3 sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  10. Sep 8– 11Bessent Dares Traders to Bet Against Yen: ‘I Am the House Now’16 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 0 center, 5 right

Stories that name Scott Bessent

  1. Nov 4– 11Efforts to impeach Pete Hegseth blocked by House Republicans324 articles · 115 sources
    29 left, 46 center, 30 right
  2. Oct 26– 30Obama knocks Trump's response to Cheesecake Factory jab: 'These are not serious people'59 articles · 33 sources
    9 left, 17 center, 7 right
  3. Oct 16– 20Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctions130 articles · 70 sources
    16 left, 29 center, 16 right
  4. Sep 30– Oct 3Average long-term US mortgage rate churns upward to its highest level in nearly 3 years at 7.28%33 articles · 30 sources
    10 left, 16 center, 3 right
  5. Sep 27– Oct 1Anthropic, Google, and Meta CEOs pledge to ‘self police’ AI development, says Trump82 articles · 58 sources
    15 left, 20 center, 16 right
  6. Sep 22– 25President Trump’s money managers made more than 1,100 trades in July14 articles · 14 sources
    4 left, 8 center, 1 right
  7. Sep 19– 23Trump’s new ‘AI Force’ comes at a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence67 articles · 56 sources
    15 left, 19 center, 15 right
  8. Sep 10– 1610-year Treasury yield hits 5%, critical threshold for US economy and markets36 articles · 24 sources
    3 left, 12 center, 6 right
  9. Sep 9– 10Bond yields rise after Treasury Department announces size of buyback operation26 articles · 22 sources
    3 left, 13 center, 4 right
  10. Sep 8– 10U.S. Moves to Isolate Iran’s Aviation Sector From the Global Economy24 articles · 24 sources
    6 left, 11 center, 5 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 7– 8Senators push the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine9 articles · 9 sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right