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Trump appoints Treasury secretary

Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other financial firms.

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Trump appoints the Treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency

In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have helped create a constitutional crisis

Bessent gave transphobic billionaire Elon Musk access to one of the most sensitive - and important - computer systems in the federal government.

Trump Orders Start of a Sovereign Wealth Fund

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Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund in United States, possibly to buy TikTok

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the creation of a government-owned sovereign wealth fund of financial assets, which he said possibly could be used to buy TikTok.

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What we know about the Trump administration’s plans for a sovereign wealth fund

President Donald Trump said that the state-owned investment fund could possibly foot the bill to purchase TikTok under the right conditions.

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Trump says US sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday (February 3) ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok. Jillian Kitchener produced this report.

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The New York Times · 13h

Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System

In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.

ABC News on MSN · 12h

Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources

If Elon Musk or his DOGE team were to attempt to block federal payments, it would likely face legal challenges given the money is approved by Congress.

Yahoo · 11h

Elon Musk’s Attempt to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Incredibly Dangerous

Trump and Musk could use sensitive Treasury information to punish their enemies. Worse yet, they could break America’s payment system entirely

US Treasury chief takes over consumer watchdog, freezes all activity

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday tapped newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the ...

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Treasury secretary to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

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Warren blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent on Elon Musk weekend data grab

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers following reports that billionaire Elon Musk took access to the nation's finance ...

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Trump's consumer watchdog freezes CFPB activity on first day of job

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance ...

Giving Elon Musk’s DOGE access to the Treasury payment system risks a U.S. debt default and global financial crisis, senator warns

The Treasury Department’s payment system has been likened to the government’s checkbook and makes $6 trillion in ...

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History of the US Customs Agency: Possible Implications of the Trump Administration’s ERS Announcement

The US Customs Agency, established in 1789 under the US Department of the Treasury, has undergone significant transformations throughout its ...

Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says

David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury Department official, will leave following a clash with allies of ...

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