The Iran war is testing a depleted Treasury - POLITICO

“If you’re focused on everything, you’re focused on nothing,” said a former administration official, who, like others in the story, was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “If you’re a job candidate and you want to go work in the government and the writing on the wall is clear now that the Treasury Department is focused on Iran, can you recruit the best people to [help manage jittery investors in U.S. government debt]? Especially if you’ve seen the pattern of departures that you have?”

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/21/bessent-portfolio-treasury-iran-01045672

 

🚨Trump LOSES IT and HE DELETES KEY EVIDENCE!!!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waaNPoz3RN0

 

Supreme Court HIT with NEW SCANDAL as Alito Treasury Link REVEALED!!!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHHSuqryp2c

Top Treasury lawyer exits amid $1.8B Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - POLITICO

Brian Morrissey, who was confirmed by the Senate in October and served as Treasury’s top legal officer, stepped down on Monday. His departure came the same day the Trump administration announced it would create that $1.776 billion fund to resolve Trump’s lawsuit, an unusual arrangement that has provoked bipartisan criticism...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/morrissey-treasury-anti-weaponization-irs-00927843 

Treasury extends Russian oil sanctions waiver for another month - POLITICO

The Trump administration will extend for another month a waiver allowing the sale of Russian crude already loaded on tankers, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/18/treasury-extends-russian-oil-sanctions-waiver-for-another-month-00926158 

How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends : NPR

"It's supposed to operate independent of personal interests, and it's supposed to reinforce our strategic interests, not advance personal vendettas," said former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman. "And so what you're seeing in this particular instance is different than what has happened before."…

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5675211/treasury-sanctions-trump-foreign-punish 

 

Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns

Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to 'leftist media outlets'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/trump-sues-tax-return-leak

 

US treasury considers special $1 Trump coin reading ‘fight, fight, fight’

US treasurer says officials looking at drafts for country's 250th anniversary featuring president with raised fist…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/trump-coin-treasury 

 

 

‘Glaring red flag’: Treasury DOGE team reveals bank holdings - POLITICO

Several former Treasury officials and government ethics experts said the disclosures raise ethics concerns...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/treasury-doge-disclosures-bank-stocks-00347972 

 

Musk staffer 'mistakenly' given ability to edit Treasury Department payment system, legal filings say - ABC News

The high-profile mistake at BFS -- which effectively serves as the federal government's checkbook by disbursing more than $5 trillion annually -- comes as a federal judge in New York is weighing whether to continue to block individuals associated with Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-staffer-mistakenly-ability-edit-treasury-department-payment/story

 

How Did Elon Musk Gain Access to the U.S. Treasury?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NIOlSPUhB3I

Judge temporarily blocks Musk’s ‘Doge’ team from accessing treasury records

Injunction granted in response to lawsuit alleging the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to sensitive data in violation of federal law…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/08/judge-temporarily-blocks-musks-doge-team-from-accessing-treasury-records

New CFPB head, Scott Bessent, orders staff to halt work : NPR

"Shutting down CFPB enforcement actions that are on the verge of delivering money into the pockets of working people is at odds with President Trump's claim that he wants to lower costs for families," Warren said in a statement...

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285356/treasury-secretary-bessent-acting-cfpb-director

 

SHOCK NEWS: Elon Musk pulls dangerous move at Treasury Dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ee5-c6BlAk

 

Trump administration gives Musk allies access to Treasury payment system - POLITICO

Treasury has seen an internal struggle over how much access Musk should have to the system, which is critical to trillions of dollars in payments by the government each year...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/musk-claims-doge-lax-treasury-00201946

 

US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group | Reuters

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-treasury-department-withdraws-global-regulatory-climate-change-group-2025-01-30/

"So You DON'T Think We Should Change The Federal Minimum Wage Of $7.25?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOSyLbRuTUk

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'

Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the US Treasury Department's systems earlier this month and were able to access employee workstations and some unclassified documents, American officials have said. 

The Treasury Department deemed the breach a "major incident" after disclosing it via a letter notifying lawmakers to the incident...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3weye2j0e7o 

 

Opinion | How Trump’s Ideas Could Seriously Mess With Your Financial Life - The New York Times

There is an invisible glue that binds the economy. It determines the cost of your day-to-day life, such as your mortgage, credit card bills and business loans. You might not know it's there, but you'll sorely miss it if it ever goes away...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/opinion/trump-threat-treasury-market.html

Florida judge orders DeSantis to hand over migrant flights records - POLITICO

DeSantis said he launched the migrant relocation program — which is being paid from interest earned off billions in Covid-19 relief aid provided to Florida by Congress — as part of an effort to draw attention to the immigration policies of President Joe Biden. But the flights were roundly condemned by Democrats, who called it a "political stunt" and akin to human trafficking. The Treasury Department's watchdog is currently looking into whether DeSantis improperly used money related to Covid-19 relief dollars...

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/25/desantis-migrant-flights-records-00063437