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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to become Treasury secretary
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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.
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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to become Treasury secretary
The Senate is set to vote Monday on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.
The US Senate is widely expected to confirm billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary Monday, putting him at the forefront of
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent -- who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” by year's end -- was confirmed as President Trump's Treasury secretary on Monday.
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.
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.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary. Bessent has said the U.S. faces economic calamity if Congress does not renew key provisions
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent expected to help orchestrate Trump's economic agenda.
Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic nominee in place ahead of a daunting GOP push to enact Trump’s ambitious economic agenda. Senators voted 68-29 on Bessent’s nomination.
The U.S. Senate today confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration’s policy ambitions around tax cuts and spending and managing economic relationships with allies and adversaries …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly voted to confirm billionaire hedge fund manager and investor Scott Bessent Monday evening to serve as Treasury Secretary.
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