The U.S. Senate voted 68-29 to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, making him the highest-ranking gay official in the United States.

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” on Americans by year’s end — was

Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old Tr*mp nominee becomes the first out-gay man to hold the position. He’s also the highest-ranking LGBTQ+ official in US history. The Treasury Secretary is fifth-in-line to the Presidency.

Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.

In a mostly bipartisan vote, the Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, solidifying his role to advance Trump’s economic agenda.

The Senate is set to vote Monday on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent expected to help orchestrate Trump's economic agenda.

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the Trump administration's economic agenda of tax cuts and tariffs.

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump 's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent was confirmed in a 68-29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn in on Tuesday. It is his first time overseeing a sprawling organization or working in government, The New York Times reported .

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary

Bessent grew up in Little River with big dreams. He’s suddenly risen so high in national politics that few South Carolinians have ever gone higher.