Where’s the economic sense behind Trump’s tariffs?
Not even Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can convincingly defend the president’s trade policy.
Letters: Don’t you dare touch Social Security, Medicare or veterans’ benefits — we didn’t sign up for this
To prevent paid protesters from attending town hall meetings, simply require attendees to present ID, then have people ...
A government program made tax filing free and more efficient. Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway
The fate of the IRS Direct File program remains unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their ...
Bessent: Zelensky Blew Up The Negotiated Deal, We Don’t Know Now If He Wants Peace
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the deal offered to Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday is now "off the table" during an interview on CBS's "Face The Nation." "All President Zelensky had ...
DOGE, Musk may get rid of free tax filing program
The fate of the IRS Direct File program remains unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their ...
Don't worry about eggs or a Trump recession. The billionaires will be just fine. | Opinion
So I'm noticing egg prices are still high and the stock market has been dropping and inflation is up and thousands of federal ...
Transcript: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on
The following is the transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on.
US Treasury's Bessent says economy may slow in shift away from public spending
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. economy may slow as it transitions away from public ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees inflation plummeting to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target despite Trump’s tariffs
Bessent blamed “four years of disastrous policies,” for scorching inflation, claimed the current administration was working ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about ‘access to cheap goods'
"Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream," Bessent said during a speech to the Economic Club of New ...
Trump, Bessent ‘don’t care’ if Americans struggle from possible Canadian dairy tariff: Rep. Gomez
Amidst uncertainty and a loss of consumer confidence, President Trump has floated the idea of putting a large tariff on Canadian dairy. This as reports say Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...