FILE PHOTO: Sean Duffy, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be transportation secretary, testifies during a Senate ...

Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

The Alaska Republican plans to vote against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense.

The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a China hawk and staunch backer of Israel, as ...