Scott Bessent

Bessent slams Newsom’s 100% tax on anti-weaponization fund: ‘No cure for stupid’

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• Department of Justice
• Donald Trump
• Gavin Newsom
• Scott Bessent

Bessent slams Newsom’s 100% tax on anti-weaponization fund: ‘No cure for stupid’

admin May 28, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rebuffed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) threat to tax the...

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Treasury officials plow ahead with $250 bill featuring Trump’s face

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• America 250
• Donald Trump
• Money
• Scott Bessent
• Treasury Department
• White House

Treasury officials plow ahead with $250 bill featuring Trump’s face

admin May 28, 2026

Treasury Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump are moving forward with efforts...

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Bessent to host next White House press briefing as Leavitt rests on maternity leave

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• JD Vance
• Karoline Leavitt
• Marco Rubio
• Media
• Scott Bessent
• Trump Administration
• White House

Bessent to host next White House press briefing as Leavitt rests on maternity leave

admin May 27, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will host Thursday’s White House press briefing, becoming the...

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Powell staying on as Fed board governor ‘violates all norms,’ Bessent says

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• Federal Reserve
• Jerome Powell
• Kevin Warsh
• Scott Bessent
• Treasury Department
• Trump Administration
• White House

Powell staying on as Fed board governor ‘violates all norms,’ Bessent says

admin May 3, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it’s time for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...

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Gas prices: Increase of 20 cents per gallon since last week

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• Chris Wright
• Donald Trump
• Economy
• Energy
• fossil fuels
• Gas
• Gas Prices
• Scott Bessent
• Trump Administration

Gas prices: Increase of 20 cents per gallon since last week

admin April 29, 2026

The national average price for regular gas kept soaring on Wednesday, rising to...

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Bessent takes running for office ‘off the table’ but stays open to Fed chairman

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• Donald Trump
• Federal Reserve
• Scott Bessent
• Treasury Department
• Trump Administration
• White House

Bessent takes running for office ‘off the table’ but stays open to Fed chairman

admin April 25, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out a run for office, but said he...

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Lindsey Graham expects Trump’s Iran blockade to go ‘global’

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• Donald Trump
• Energy
• foreign policy
• France
• Iran
• Lindsey Graham
• navy
• Oil
• Scott Bessent
• Senate
• Strait of Hormuz
• United Kingdom

Lindsey Graham expects Trump’s Iran blockade to go ‘global’

admin April 23, 2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday expressed confidence that other countries will join...

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Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps for eighth consecutive day

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• Chris Wright
• Donald Trump
• Economy
• Energy
• fossil fuels
• Gas
• Gas Prices
• Iran
• Israel
• Scott Bessent
• Strait of Hormuz

Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps for eighth consecutive day

admin April 21, 2026

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas decreased for the...

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Gas prices: Seven straight days of falling prices at the pumps

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• Chris Wright
• Donald Trump
• Economy
• Energy
• fossil fuels
• Gas
• Gas Prices
• Iran
• Scott Bessent
• Strait of Hormuz

Gas prices: Seven straight days of falling prices at the pumps

admin April 20, 2026

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas decreased again on...

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Bessent says Trump deserves ’empathy’ after he celebrated Mueller’s death

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• death
• Donald Trump
• Entertainment
• Ethics
• NBC
• Robert Mueller
• Scott Bessent

Bessent says Trump deserves ’empathy’ after he celebrated Mueller’s death

admin March 22, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cited the FBI’s raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago...

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