Social Security payments, federal benefits go electronic Sept. 30
An employee holds a blank U.S. Treasury check before it’s run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury…
Trump tariffs Treasury Secretary Bessent Supreme Court
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks as US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the…
US budget deficit climbs despite record income from Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit in July climbed 20% this fiscal year compared to the last…
US national debt reaches $37 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, a record number that highlights…
US Treasury sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro case
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice…
Trump accounts a ‘backdoor’ to privatize Social Security, Bessent says
“In a way, it is a backdoor way for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said of…
Bessent tried to dissuade Trump from firing Powell: WSJ
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Monday, June 30,…