The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s…
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Trump Says He Will Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1
President Trump said on Tuesday that he intended to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese…
A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses
President Biden warned in his farewell address to the nation last week that an oligarchy is…
U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told Congress on Friday that on Jan. 21 the Treasury Department…
U.S. Faces Record Debt Levels as Republicans Plan Tax Cuts
The United States is poised to add trillions of dollars to the national debt over the…
What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today
A test for Trump’s cabinet pick For businesses and markets, perhaps the most important of the…
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his…
Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen…
What Trump’s nominations say about where economic policies might go
WASHINGTON — Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other…