The union endorsed Bondi and encouraged a quick confirmation hearing so the incoming attorney general could start her work as quickly as possible.

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to say at his confirmation hearing that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to unleash “a new economic golden age.”

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.

Tariffs, tax policy and budget deficits dominated a confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, the fund manager President-elect Donald Trump picked to run the Treasury Department. Bessent, who has spent his career in the private sector,