Newly minted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now the highest ranking openly LGBTQ official in American history. Bessent — who was nominated by President Donald Trump shortly after his election — was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 68-29 vote on Jan. 27.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Mr. Bessent, who formerly ...

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 Senate confirmed on Monday Scott Bessent, a Wall Street veteran and campaign ally of President Donald Trump, as treasury secretary, one of the highest-profile cabinet posts. Bessent won ...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -- which is already triggering global jitters.

The Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire hedge fund manager and investor Scott Bessent as President Trump’s Treasury secretary, making him the highest-ranking LGBTQ official in the nation’s ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --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 vote to approve Bessent's nomination was 68 to 29 ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, making the longtime hedge fund manager the point person for the new administration on a ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

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 ...

Washington (CNN) — 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 ...