Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.

Former hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was confirmed yesterday in the Senate as the new Treasury Secretary. The 62-year-old ...

The 83-year-old senator from Vermont has filed with the FEC to run for his seat again in 2030, after winning reelection in ...

In a mostly bipartisan vote, the Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, solidifying his role to ...

Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary Scott Bessent turned the tables on Senator Bernie Sanders when pressed over Joe Biden's warning there's an oligarchy taking shape in the U.S. Bessent ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders questioned treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent if the United States is an oligarchy, citing the wealth concentrated among three prominent billionaires: Elon Musk ...

"Do you think that when so few people have so much wealth and so much economic and political power, that is an oligarchic ...

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and has been that way since 2009. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) describes this stagnant wage as “shameful” in today’s economy. Sanders, well-known for his ...

Scott Bessent spoke about his economic plans while ... Bessent also told Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that he is against raising the $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage. “I believe that the ...