Scott Bessent
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Steve Bannon Warns $2 Trillion Deficit Strains Scott Bessent's 3-3-3 Plan
The federal deficit came in at 6.2 percent of GDP last fiscal year, more than double the target, and the 10-year Treasury yield is at 5.24 percent.
Steve Bannon Warns a Failed Treasury Auction Is the 'Canary' as Yields Climb
His Birch Gold guest agreed on the danger but said a failed auction is still "a ways out."
Democrat Probes Trump Official's Firm Over Alleged Link to Iran-Crypto Scheme
Democratic staff say Tether reportedly lent money to Howard Lutnick's children as they bought his Cantor Fitzgerald stake.
Mary Trump Says Republicans 'Own' Iran War Mike Johnson Blames for Economy
Gasoline prices are up 27.4 percent from a year ago as the speaker promises a 2026 'feast and banquet.'
Donald Trump Greets Xi Jinping at Andrews, a Welcome He Didn't Get in Beijing
Trump told reporters 'I think they appreciate it,' while a B-1 flyover made him grimace and no Chinese CEOs came along for the visit.
Donald Trump's Ex-Energy Chief Dan Brouillette Calls Diesel Ban 'Terrible'
Hasan Piker aired the Fox Business clip as two sitting Cabinet secretaries broke with the president over the plan and the White House denied a 90-day ban is in the works.
Xi Jinping Arrives for Donald Trump Talks as Rare Earths Truce Hangs in Balance
Negotiators are still haggling over the minerals deal, and a paused $14 billion Taiwan arms sale is also on the table.
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His figure matches the government's detention data, but his claim that ICE gets its real criminals only from prisons does not hold up.
Joy Reid Says Democratic Party Had to Be 'Screamed At' Over Black Candidates
Two Black Southern House candidates joined the DCCC's Red to Blue list on Monday, three weeks after an expansion to 40 candidates left them off.
Mary Trump Warns Donald Trump Will 'Always Get Worse,' Citing His Childhood
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Thom Tillis Tells Bill Maher Livestreamed Fort Hood Execution Is 'Performative'
The retiring North Carolina Republican said streaming the Fort Hood shooter's Dec. 3 execution would amount to "a recruiting video."
Ari Emanuel Tells Megyn Kelly Jeffrey Katzenberg Oversold His Sway With Biden
The super-agent says he turned down Katzenberg's offer of a Biden meeting for $1 million.
Robert Garcia: Democrats Would Subpoena Donald Trump Allies Who Defy Congress
The top Oversight Democrat says Democrats would first ask Trump administration figures to come in, issue subpoenas only if they refuse, and keep pushing before January.