Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to become Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the ...
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Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state? WA’s 2 senators say it’s ‘long past time’
Washington became the 42nd state in 1889. Now, both of its U.S. senators want to see the other Washington — D.C., that is — get granted statehood, too.
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President Trump’s ‘love’ for Lumbee Tribe only goes so far in fight for federal recognition
Doug Burgum has yet to be confirmed as the new leader of the Department of the Interior but a contentious Indian Country ...
How the Senate Voted to Confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.