Jan 21, 2025 · Two more of President Trump's Cabinet picks, Doug Collins and Elise Stefanik, will receive confirmation hearings on Tuesday. His Treasury nominee, Scott Bessent, will get a committee vote.

Jan 21, 2025 · Two more of President Trump’s nominees will face questions from senators Tuesday, while a third, Treasury nominee Scott Bessent, will get a committee vote. Former Rep. Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain, will testify before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee as he seeks confirmation to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.

Jan 21, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik is likely to face questions at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations about her lack of foreign policy experience, her strong support for Israel and her views on funding the U.N. and its many agencies.

Jan 8, 2025 · Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is an openly gay appointee in the cabinet of a Republican president-elect who made anti-LGBTQ+ talking points throughout the campaign.

Jan 30, 2025 · Elise Stefanik, nominee for United Nations ambassador, testified before the Foreign Relations Committee last week, and the committee voted to advance her nomination to the Senate floor on Thursday. Stefanik joins Trump’s nominees for director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russ Vought, secretary for Department of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, and attorney general, Pam ...

Nov 25, 2024 · Trump appointed 62-year-old Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and billionaire, to become the new Treasury secretary and advise the president on financial, economic and tax policy. He...

↑ Senate Finance Committee, "Hearing to Consider the Anticipated Nomination of Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury," January 10, 2025

3 days ago · DOGE: Unions representing federal workers sued the Treasury Department and its head, Scott Bessent, in an effort to block Musk and his team from accessing the federal payment system.

Dec 26, 2024 · Trump has tapped investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary. Bessent, who served as an economic adviser to Trump’s reelection campaign, is the founder and CEO of Key Square Group LP. If confirmed by the Senate, Bessent will lead the president-elect’s economic team.

Nov 24, 2024 · Scott Bessent, a billionaire and an economic adviser on Trump’s 2024 campaign, is the founder of hedge fund Key Square Group and served as chief investment officer to a hedge fund founded by ...