As the ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services, Waters made an attempt to undermine Bessent's credibility, but her efforts ultimately fell flat. Remarkably, Bessent took the ...

Days after the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas, President Trump signed a memorandum classifying Weather Service ...

Banks would face much higher assessments to bring the Deposit Insurance Fund's reserve ratio into compliance. Those costs ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's new children's savings program "is a back door for privatizing Social Security," a remark at a Breitbart News forum ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back his suggestion that the so-called Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a "back door" to start privatizing Social Security. Bessent ...

Opinion Scott Bessent got a little too honest about the GOP's plan for Social Security Privatization is a sneak attack on the program — but Americans know it isn’t as good as it sounds.

During an appearance on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will be negotiating with Canada on aluminum tariffs. Photo: magnus lejhall/tt/Reuters ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing heavy backlash from Democrats over a Wednesday remark in which he talked about “a backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” “In a way, it is a ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that he is compiling a list of potential candidates to take the helm of the Federal Reserve after Jerome Powell's term ends in May.

(WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back his suggestion that the so-called Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a “back door” to start privatizing ...

Trump Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said the quiet part out loud: Trump-Republicans want to privatize Social Security, turning it from a dependable safety net to a risky profit center for moneyed ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent likened the "Trump Accounts" program, which would enable parents to create investment accounts for their children under 18, to "a backdoor" for privatizing Social ...