Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House's position on tariffs, insisting that, "Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream." In a speech delivered to a crowd of leading economists,

Scott Bessent is staking out a leadership role for the Treasury Department in the Trump administration’s deregulatory campaign. In a speech to The Economic Club of New York Thursday, the Treasury Secr

The following is the transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on.

Bessent told Fox & Friends that the commander-in-chief’s top priority is living the living standards of ordinary Americans

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Maria Bartiromo on FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" that during his trip to Kiev last week, the Russians bombed the Ukrainian capital for the first time since November.

Bessent blamed “four years of disastrous policies,” for scorching inflation, claimed the current administration was working everyday to lower prices, and China would eat any tariffs.

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government was set on bringing rates down. He reprimanded China’s business model, saying it was centered on exports, which was unacceptable in his country.