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Billy Long, who was sworn in just under two months ago, was already the sixth person to hold the job this year. He told NBC ...
President Trump’s removal of Billy Long as head of the IRS after only two months on the job has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on the agency, which already churned through six different ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back comments that Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a "backdoor" to start privatizing Social Security.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described a children's savings program in President Trump's recent tax package as a "back door for privatizing Social Security." Democrats quickly reacted ...
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 ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday likened new savings accounts in a bill President Donald Trump this month signed into law to "a backdoor for privatizing Social Security ...
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 ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told countries Wednesday not to "panic" after the Aug. 1 trade deadline because deals could still be negotiated -- while explaining that the US didn't sign off on ...
Bessent was asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” if the president should say he will let Powell finish his term to give certainty to the markets, after indications he would try to fire the head of ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted Wednesday that President Trump isn’t going to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but suggested the pressure on the Fed to lower interest rates ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration was committted to protecting Social Security hours after he described a children's savings program in President Trump's recent ...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he warned Chinese officials that continued purchases of sanctioned Russian oil would lead to big tariffs due to ...