Scott Bessent

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Politics

Scott Bessent’s Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default

By Collin Binkley, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated Press
March 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

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March 17, 2026
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Investing

Scott Bessent just defined market panic—and accidentally diagnosed the biggest problem with AI

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March 16, 2026
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Middle East

Bessent talks oil, accuses media of ‘trying to make it into some crisis that it’s not’

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March 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 America

The U.S. Mint dropped the olive branch from the dime. What does that mean for the country?

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March 12, 2026
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Economy

American consumers are the ultimate losers in the ‘immense mess’ that is the $175 billion tariff refund, says Trump’s former commerce secretary

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March 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
Economy

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

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March 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

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February 24, 2026
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Law

FedEx is the first major company to sue for a full tariff refund after Supreme Court leaves payback open-ended

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February 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

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February 23, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a Q&A at the Economic Club Of Dallas on February 20, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.
Economy

Scott Bessent has ’got a feeling’ that $175 billion raised under the IEEPA is lost to the American people for good

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February 23, 2026
Hoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’
Law

Hoping for a tariff refund? Trump officials say they are waiting for lower courts to provide instructions. ‘They created the situation’

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February 22, 2026
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Banking

Before 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 Press
February 7, 2026
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Banking

Scott Bessent trolls Democrats during testimony, implying their questions are unserious and stupid

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
February 5, 2026
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Economy

Scott Bessent’s ‘gotcha’ moment on Trump’s tariffs and inflation: He denies writing ‘tariffs are inflationary’ in letter to hedge fund investors

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February 4, 2026

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