Donald Trump's second administration features highly wealthy individuals in key cabinet roles, including Elon Musk leading the Department of Government Efficiency. Other appointees are Doug Burgum for Interior,

Among them are former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s 2024 primary rival and his pick for Interior, and Scott Bessent, the billionaire money manager who would helm the Treasury.

Wealthy hedge fund executive Scott Bessent – whose confirmation hearing for treasury secretary is slated for Thursday – has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and owns property from North Dakota to the Bahamas.

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent ... announcing that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead his U.S. Department of the Interior. The president-elect said in the ...

Four of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees, including Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary, Lee Zeldin for EPA, and Scott Turner for HUD, will face Senate confirmation hearings on Thursday.

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

Among them are former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s 2024 primary rival and his pick for Interior, and Scott Bessent, the billionaire money manager who would helm the Treasury. Just days away from Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, the president ...

Bessent has finished his testimony before ... Padilla pointed out that as North Dakota governor, Burgum had to request a sweeping disaster declaration to assist with recovery from wildfires ...

Four of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees will face Senate confirmation hearings Thursday, including Scott Bessent for Treasury ... 2000s.Doug BurgumThe former North Dakota governor and ...

TSMC and other companies in the chip ecosystem could see even more business if AI becomes cheaper. Shares closed down in their first day of trading. CEO Shane Smith said the company is at its peak ...

The number compared with a 3.6% annual increase in October, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data. President Donald Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail, and now that his ...