Foreign aid programs at risk of being cut by Trump and Musk represent a tiny fraction of overall federal spending.

At the helm of U.S. debt management policy for the first time, Bessent left broadly intact former Secretary Janet Yellen’s agenda. The Treasury will next week sell $125 billion of debt in its so ...

How Long Has Janet Yellen Been Secretary of the Treasury? Janet Yellen served as Secretary of the Treasury from 2021 to 2025 and was replaced by Scott Bessent in January 2025. Who Was Secretary of ...

A billionaire investor and former adjunct professor at Yale, Bessent just became the ninth Yale graduate to hold the position and will succeed Janet Yellen GRD ’71, former President Joe Biden’s ...

Before leaving office this month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders that Treasury would start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting manoeuvres ...

When he fully takes on the role and succeeds current Treasury Secretary and former Fed Chair Janet Yellen, Bessent is expected to direct fiscal policies aimed at boosting the economy under the ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, succeeding Janet Yellen. The confirmation came through a Senate vote on Monday, where Bessent received 68 votes in favor ...

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 ...

Before leaving office this month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders that Treasury would start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers ...

In addition, Bessent faces a mounting and record U.S. debt load. Before leaving office this month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders that Treasury would start taking ...