President Trump is promising blockbuster economic growth in part because it is needed to pay for his 'big, beautiful bill.' ...

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Tina Smith grills Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's toughest negotiating partner is Congress, and the contest is his race to finance the ...

At a preliminary injunction hearing seeking to determine whether two sidelined appointees are shielded by removal protections ...

Ultraconservative Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

House-passed bill slashes income of poorest Americans by $1,600 & boosts wealthy by $12,000, middle-income families gain ...

Governor Newsom hinted at withholding California's federal tax contributions in response to Trump's funding cut threats.

Republicans have sought to discredit the CBO's analyses of the bill and say that the U.S. could head toward economic catastrophe if the measure is not passed.

Plaskett took note of how Bessent was interrupting other members of Congress during the hearing and reminded him on how manners work.

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday he had not specifically discussed Japan's $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasury securities during past meetings with U.S. Treasury ...

Reports that the White House is considering naming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the next chair of the Federal Reserve ...

Democrat Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett took to X Wednesday afternoon, in a graphic and misspelled post, to respond ...