The U.S. Senate could vote to confirm Republican President Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, this weekend, Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday. The Senate Finance Committee approved Bessent by a 16-11 vote on Tuesday,

The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, making him the highest-ranking openly gay government official in U.S. history.

With the national debt above $36 trillion, newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to rein in government spending.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he thinks President Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees have a “path” to be confirmed. “I think they all have a path to get there,”

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could vote to confirm Republican President Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, this weekend, Majority Leader John Thune ...

and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said this could end up with Senate confirmation votes occurring over the weekend. In the meantime, some Democrats are raising flags about Bessent using a tax ...

Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is John Ratcliffe, who formerly served as Director of National Intelligence in Trump’s first term. His confirmation hearing took place last week, during which he repeatedly said he would not hire or fire employees based on their political views.

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed "cloture" Tuesday ... Thune also filed cloture on the nomination of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent late Thursday. So that’s up once Noem ...

including Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative nominee Jamieson Greer. US Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Reuters ...

The Senate will next vote Monday evening on Scott Bessent's confirmation as treasury ... top priorities,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Friday. “And it’s going to require ...