On January 28, 2025, Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.As Secretary, Mr. Bessent is responsible for the U.S. Treasury’s wide-ranging mission to maintain a strong economy, foster economic growth and create job opportunities for all Americans by promoting the conditions that enable prosperity at home and abroad as well as managing the U.S ...

Nov 19, 2024 · The most recent action on October 7, 2024 targeted Hamas’s use of sham charities and one of its prominent international supporters. OFAC also targeted Hamas cyber actors on April 12, 2024 and some of their financial facilitators and sources of funding on October 18, 2023 and October 27, 2023.

1 day ago · But Hamas has made it clear it is going nowhere, and presumably it would fight American troops as it fought Israeli ones. ... Scott Bessent, in an effort to block Musk and his team from accessing ...

4 days ago · If Hamas does stay in power, it will be hard for the group to rebuild Gaza without foreign support. ... Scott Bessent, in an effort to block Musk and his team from accessing the federal payment ...

Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (/ ˈ b ɛ s ən t / BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American investor and hedge fund manager who has served since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. [1]

Jan 28, 2025 · 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. ... Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an...

Jan 16, 2025 · Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Wednesday vowed to ensure that the dollar remains the world's reserve currency as he laid out a...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new administration’s top economic official who will steer an ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Senate voted 68-29 Monday to confirm Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department.. Why it matters: A financier focused on global macroeconomics, Bessent will play a key role in shepherding administration efforts to extend the 2017 tax cuts and will be an influential voice on trade policy as Trump seeks to impose higher tariffs on U.S. imports. ...