Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Bessent said the finalists are current Fed Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Governor Kevin Warsh and BlackRock executive Rick Rieder, according to several media outlets.

Bessent revealed the candidate pool has been narrowed down to five people and stressed that Trump will choose the nominee.

Scott Bessent said Ontario's anti-tariff ad, featuring quotes from Ronald Reagan, was "propaganda" aimed at swaying public opinion.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed Monday that the list of candidates to become the next Federal Reserve chair has been whittled down to five finalists.

The Trump administration has moved money around to pay troops, but the financial juggling act can't go on much longer, Bessent suggested.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the complete demolition of the White House East Wing, claiming that historic property may be a serious health risk. “I think this was a judgement call on the president.

According to his financial disclosure, Bessent owns farmland in North Dakota that he leases to farmers for up to $1 million per year. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on Thursday to discuss trade. Bessent indicated that he had laid the groundwork for a return to the status quo for soybean farmers,

President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown.

Scott Bessent was confronted, Sunday, about the idea that President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Canada because of a TV ad he didn't like.