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A high school basketball coach in South Carolina was arrested after he tried to bring a gun into the school gym after an altercation with another coach, according to police.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, plans to tell senators during his confirmation hearing the next four years will present an opportunity for an “economic

Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.

Bessent spoke before the Senate Finance Committee about his economic vision for America, addressing key issues like tax policy, inflation and wealth inequality.

The billionaire money manager from South Carolina, Scott Bessent, takes questions from members of the Senate Finance Committee for confirmation to the Treasury Department. Bessent would be the first openly LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Thursday's hearings include Doug Burgum, Scott Turner, Lee Zeldin, Pam Bondi and Scott Bessent. Watch live.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick as Treasury secretary, owns North Dakota farmland on which he earns between $100,000 and $1 million per year, but plans to divest himself of it if he is confirmed,

Authorities in South Carolina say a missing 13-year-old is believed to be in danger. The Richland County Sheriff's Department posted on social media that Ka'Niyah Baker was last seen on Aubernleaf Drive in Hopkins on Jan. 13. More news: High school coach in South Carolina arrested for what he tried to bring into gym, police say

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The Senate is ramping up its confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, with key figures like Scott Bessent, Doug Bur