Democrats: Bessent avoided Medicare tax on hedge fund earnings
Senate Democrats are gearing up for a fight against Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary ...
Scott Bessent: Trump has said social security and medicare will not be touched
The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S.
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Democrats Parrot Biden’s ‘O-Word’ in Effort To Paint Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent as a Faux Populist
Mr. Bessent called the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts ‘the single most important economic issue of the day.’ ...
Senate Finance chair hoping for Bessent confirmation vote next week
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo on Wednesday said he is hoping a full Senate confirmation vote for U.S.
Scott Bessent’s funny math would make his GOP predecessors blush
Ronald Reagan had his “ Miss Rosy Scenario ” and “ magic asterisks ” to make his deficit numbers seem better than they ...
Finance Democrats seek assurances from Bessent on taxes ahead of vote
Senate Finance Democrats want Scott Bessent to submit to an IRS audit and release his tax filings ahead of panel vote Tuesday ...
Why some hope the IRS's free tax-prep program becomes the next Obamacare
The longer the Direct File tax-prep program sticks around, the harder it is to end it, critics worry . It was soon after the start of Scott Bessent's confirmat ...
Are US taxes too high or too low? Choose your chart
The current gap between US federal spending and tax revenue is larger than ever outside of major war or crisis. Federal ...