Apr 28 WATCH: White House holds news briefing with Bessent, announcing Trump will relax some auto tariffs By Associated Press “President Trump has had meetings with both domestic and foreign auto producers, and he’s committed to bringing back auto production to the U.S.,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “So we want to give the automakers a path to do that,… Continue reading
Apr 22 Trade war with China is not ‘sustainable,’ Treasury Secretary Bessent says By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press In a private speech in Washington for JPMorgan Chase, Bessent cautioned that talks between the United States and China had yet to formally start. Continue reading
Apr 16 Trump to join his top economic advisers for trade negotiations with Japan at the White House By Darlene Superville, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Republican president said in a social media post that he’ll attend the meeting alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who have a central role in his trade and tariff policies. Continue reading
Apr 15 Japan’s chief trade negotiator to visit Washington for tariff talks this week By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The visit is to "build a relationship of trust" between the two sides, with Japan requesting the U.S. side to drop the tariff measures, Hayashi said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 09 AP report: IRS acting commissioner resigning over deal to send immigrant tax data to ICE By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The IRS has been in upheaval over Trump administration decisions to share taxpayer data. Continue reading
Mar 31 Trump plans to launch more tariffs on April 2. Here’s what it could mean for you By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods. Continue reading
Jan 28 After running on a working-class message, Trump fills his government with billionaires By Bill Barrow, Associated Press President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration. Continue reading
Jan 27 Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Bessent will now have the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn't jeopardize growth. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for treasury secretary By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have called to be cut. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:43 The questions Trump’s Cabinet picks faced in Thursday’s confirmation hearings By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat More of President-elect Trump's picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching