3 days ago · Bessent’s confirmation vote follows a number of already confirmed nominees for Trump’s Cabinet, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Nov 13, 2024 · What it means for Israel: Ratcliffe, 59, previously a member of Congress from Texas and former director of national intelligence, accused the Biden administration of diverting critical U.S ...

Jan 12, 2025 · 10 a.m.: John Ratcliffe, CIA. Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, goes before Senate Intelligence Committee. The former Texas congressman...

Jan 8, 2025 · Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is an openly gay appointee in the cabinet of a Republican president-elect who made anti-LGBTQ+ talking points throughout the campaign.

1 day ago · CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Here are all of Trump’s picks — along with a few...

Jan 23, 2025 · The Senate voted to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director approving the second high-level appointment for the Trump administration.

Jan 11, 2025 · A former Texas congressman, Ratcliffe served as the director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and acted as Trump’s primary intelligence adviser during his last presidency.

Dec 5, 2024 · Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury Bessent, a hedge fund executive, is Trump’s pick to run the Treasury Department. He’s described as a French Huguenot in a press release about his nomination from the Trump-Vance transition team.

Nov 26, 2024 · Among the many in Trump's orbit with finance backgrounds, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent rose to the top of the pack to lead the Treasury Department. Bessent, a 62-year-old gay man who once...

3 days ago · The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.