Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

He cleared the Senate roll call with bipartisan support, in a 68 to 29 vote.

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