Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.
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Warren presses Treasury secretary over Musk access to payments system
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Monday demanding to know what access Elon Musk was given to the federal payments system and what safeguards were ...The Hill - 32m -
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Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources
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DOGE task force gains access to U.S. Treasury data, payment systems
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Warren presses Treasury secretary over Musk access to payments system
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Monday demanding to know what access Elon Musk was given to the federal payments system and what safeguards were ...The Hill - 32m -
USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after they tried to prevent employees from the Department of ...NBC News - 11h -
Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system - reports
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Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
System disburses trillions of dollars in US government spending each year, including social securityFinancial Times - 1d -
Elon Musk’s Doge team granted ‘full access’ to federal payment system
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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.The New York Times - 1d -
Top Treasury official retires over DOGE request for access to payment systems
David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the matter told The ...The Hill - 2d -
The Treasury official who oversees payments resigns suddenly.
Elon Musk has deployed engineers to Treasury to find a way to shut down payments unilaterally.The New York Times - 3d -
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State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they've lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. On Monday, acting ...The Hill - 5d -
Warren calls on Musk to stick to $2T in DOGE cuts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging Elon Musk to stick with his original objective to cut $2 trillion in wasteful government spending. “After promising his Department of Government ...The Hill - 6d -
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary
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The Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire hedge fund manager and investor Scott Bessent as President Trump’s Treasury secretary, making him the highest-ranking LGBTQ official in the nation’s ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.The New York Times - 6d -
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate voted Monday as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.CBS News - 6d -
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic nominee in place ahead of a daunting GOP push to enact Trump's ambitious ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
President Donald Trump is set to attend a high-profile policy conference with House Republican lawmakers in his home state of Florida. Trump first landed in Miami on Saturday and has been at his ...NBC News - Jan. 27 -
Senate tees up final vote on Bessent nomination to lead Treasury
The Senate on Saturday voted to advance Scott Bessent’s nomination to become the next secretary of the Treasury, putting him in line to be confirmed on Monday. Senators voted 67-23 to tee up final ...The Hill - Jan. 25 -
Warren sends Musk 30 ideas for DOGE to cut government spending
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent tech billionaire Elon Musk 30 ideas for how the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could cut government spending. Warren's Thursday letter ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Trump's choice for treasury secretary questioned on the economy
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, was pressed about Trump's economic plans at his Senate confirmation hearing. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.NBC News - Jan. 16 -
Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent Defends Plans to Cut Taxes and Raise Tariffs
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions at treasury confirmation hearing
Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the IRS.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Watch live: Treasury hopeful Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing
Billionaire investor Scott Bessent, President-Trump's pick to head the Treasury Department, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday morning. During the confirmation hearing, ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will likely face tough questions on tax cuts and tariffs — and how bond markets might check his economic agenda.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Bessent to divest from assets on road to leading Treasury
President-elect Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent has plans to divest from funds and other investments as he prepares to take over as the country’s top economic official. In an ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
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Warren questions Trump IRS nominee's experience, promotion of tax credit
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) voiced concerns about President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday, pressing him for answers about his previous experience ...The Hill - Jan. 9
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