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'You All Need To Own Up': Scott Bessent Trembles As Maggie Hassan Brings Out Receipts Exposing His Tariff Lies In Senate Hearing

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing in June, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) dismantled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent expects consumer prices to drop starting next month amid economic recovery

The Trump administration's Treasury secretary is expecting "substantial real income increases" in the first quarter of 2026, ...

US sanctions Russia’s two largest oil companies and calls on Moscow to agree to immediate ceasefire

The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree ...
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'You Seem To Have The Answer': Scott Bessent Smirks At Senator, Makes Sarcastic Remarks While Dodging Questions In Hearing

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing in June, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent openly disrespected Senator Ben Ray Luján ...

Scott Bessent and Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse U.S. tariff hike

Trump blamed Beijing for the latest impasse, a dispute over China's sweeping new export restrictions on rare-earth minerals ...

Bessent fires back at Warren’s $20B Argentina deal critique, invokes infamous fascist leader

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are clashing over financial aid for Argentina during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

Treasury Sec. Bessent: "This Is China vs. The World, This Is Not A US vs. China Problem"

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the Trump administration's strategy for the "trade war" with China during an ...

Bessent says ‘substantial pickup’ in Russia sanctions coming

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the Trump administration was poised to announce “a substantial pickup in Russia sanctions” amid stalled efforts to end the war in ...

Scott Bessent urges IMF to unload swanky Maryland country club: ‘They can start by selling the golf course’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged the International Monetary Fund to sell a swanky country club it owns in ...

Bessent calls $20 billion lifeline to Argentina a ‘mission-critical’ function of Treasury during shutdown

Finalizing a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina using taxpayers’ funds during the government shutdown was an essential action for the agency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
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Bessent steps in to protect profits of friendly investors in Argentina

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comes to the rescue of hedge funds including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pimco and Discovery Capital Management, all of which bought Argentine bonds. Several fund managers ...

Scott Bessent Wants To Wage A Post-9/11-Style War On The American Left

The treasury secretary said the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was "a domestic 9/11" during an appearance on the ...