DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
DOJ allows some DOGE employees access to Treasury payment system
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sued after he granted DOGE personnel limited access to his department’s payment system ...
Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets ...
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US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating ...
10-, 30-year yields end higher for first time in four sessions amid mild selloff
A modest selloff in U.S. government debt sent 10- and 30-year yields up for the first time in four sessions on Thursday, after weekly jobless claims came in slightly higher than expected.
Balance of Power: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on DOGE, Dollar, Fed
Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from ...
Elon Musk’s Efforts to Slash and Burn Government Hits Major Obstacle
The order was in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of labor unions against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, ...
Bessent Says Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Altering Treasury Systems
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he personally vetted the Treasury employees on Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who have read-only access to federal payment data, and that there’s been ...
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Elizabeth Warren urges White House to ‘unfreeze’ CFPB
Sen. Warren is urging the acting CFPB director to "unfreeze" the agency, appealing to potentially common ground with ...
US Treasury Secretary Bessent: We aren't focused on whether the Fed will cut
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hit newswires on Thursday, touching on a variety of topics that suggest the President ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...