Colombia agrees to accept deported migrants; US drops tariff threat but maintains other penalties for now.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was arrested on weapons charges after he visited the U.S. Capitol on Monday and told police that he wanted to kill top Republicans, including billionaire investor Scott Bessent on the day that the Senate confirmed him as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, according to a Tuesday court filing.

The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, making him the highest-ranking openly gay government official in U.S. history.

A brief standoff with Colombia holds important lessons for how future trade conflicts might unfold in the new Trump administration.

The billionaire investor Scott Bessent will serve as US President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, the US Senate confirmed on Monday. The hedge fun

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting ...

The U.S. Senate could vote to confirm Republican President Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, this weekend, Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday.

The veteran investor will be at the center of President Trump’s efforts to cut taxes, fight inflation and impose stiff tariffs on imports.

Donald Trump's self-imposed deadline for a first round of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China looms in less than two days as economic observers and world leaders try to plan amid the uncertainty.

Whatever Trump decides sets the stage for a separate review aimed at China, as well as Canada and Mexico, that could tee up even more tariffs as soon as April

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