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EnergyBessent says U.S. to ‘retake’ Hormuz Strait control, eyes escorts
By Daniel Flatley and BloombergMarch 30, 2026
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PoliticsScott Bessent’s Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default
By Collin Binkley and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2026
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Economy‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 17, 2026
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InvestingScott Bessent just defined market panic—and accidentally diagnosed the biggest problem with AI
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
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PoliticsBessent talks oil, accuses media of ‘trying to make it into some crisis that it’s not’
By The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
The new U.S. Dime design for the country's 250th Anniversary features an eagle clutching arrows but not an olive branch.
North AmericaThe U.S. Mint dropped the olive branch from the dime. What does that mean for the country?
By Catherina GioinoMarch 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speak during a luncheon with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda at the White House on June 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.
EconomyAmerican consumers are the ultimate losers in the ‘immense mess’ that is the $175 billion tariff refund, says Trump’s former commerce secretary
By Eleanor PringleMarch 5, 2026
Ray Dalio, Scott Bessent and House members from both sides of the aisle are rallying around a ‘3% solution’ to tame the out of control national debt
EconomyRay Dalio, Scott Bessent and House members from both sides of the aisle are rallying around a ‘3% solution’ to tame the out of control national debt
By Shawn TullyMarch 1, 2026
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Economy‘The state of our union is more indebted than ever’: Budget watchdog continues war of words with Trump White House
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
A FedEx employee pushes a dolly with several boxes on it down a street
LawFedEx is the first major company to sue for a full tariff refund after Supreme Court leaves payback open-ended
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 24, 2026
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Economy‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
By Tristan BoveFebruary 23, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a Q&A at the Economic Club Of Dallas on February 20, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.
EconomyScott Bessent has ’got a feeling’ that $175 billion raised under the IEEPA is lost to the American people for good
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 23, 2026
Hoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’
LawHoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’
By Jason MaFebruary 22, 2026
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BankingBefore Kevin Warsh has even taken over as Fed chair, Trump is joking about suing him. Scott Bessent is fine with that
By Fatima Hussein, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 7, 2026
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BankingScott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressFebruary 5, 2026
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