Treasury Department

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Finance and Economy

Bessent under fire for suggesting Americans purchased multiple homes ‘for retirement’

Jenny Goldsberry -

January 20, 2026 2:37 pm

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

In Focus

Trump learns the hard way that interest rates control the presidency, not the other way around

Tiana Lowe Doescher -

January 15, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department Thursday to sanction dozens of Iranian individuals and entities responsible for the Islamic Republic's deadly crackdown on protesters and skirting of international sanctions on the country's oil output. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

White House

Trump orders new sanctions on Iranian officials coordinating deadly crackdown on protesters

Christian Datoc -

January 15, 2026 10:34 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak to each other before President Donald Trump speaks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea.

Foreign Policy

Trump administration labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Middle East terrorist organizations

David Zimmermann -

January 13, 2026 12:53 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.

Energy and Environment

Scott Bessent hosts Australia, India, and G7 to talk critical minerals

Maydeen Merino -

January 12, 2026 7:02 pm

Supreme Court

Bessent says Treasury can cover tariff refunds if Supreme Court rules against Trump

Jenny Goldsberry -

January 11, 2026 3:16 pm

White House

Trump signs order blocking courts from seizing Venezuelan oil money

Zach LaChance -

January 10, 2026 9:34 pm

White House

Bessent calls Minnesota ‘genesis’ of nationwide rollout for anti-fraud protocols

David Zimmermann -

January 9, 2026 12:58 pm

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

Finance and Economy

OECD deal excludes US companies from 15% global tax rate

Emily Hallas -

January 5, 2026 4:48 pm

Evana, an oil tanker, is docked at El Palito port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Foreign Policy