Al Drago / Pool / Getty Images Biden's Treasury Secretary Opens Door for Tax Hikes to Support 'Permanent Spending' Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said higher taxes will likely be required to finance future spending increases. By The Associated Press March 24, 2021
400tmax / Getty Images Biden Trying to Fast-Track Plan to Remove Jackson from $20 Bill 'It’s important that our money reflect the history and diversity of our country,' Biden's White House press secretary said. By Kipp Jones January 26, 2021
Andrew Harnik / A Newly Confirmed Cabinet Member Set to Push Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package Janet Yellen was sworn in as the 78th treasury secretary. By The Associated Press January 25, 2021
Evan Vucci / AP Biden Admin Announces Plan to Remove This President from Currency Under the schedule Steven Mnuchin announced in May 2019, the redesigned $20 bill would not have come out until 2028. By The Associated Press January 25, 2021
Federico Parra / AFP via Getty Images Trump Admin Deals Parting Blow to Venezuela with Sweeping New Sanctions The Treasury imposed new sanctions on Venezuela on the Trump administration's last day in power. By The Associated Press January 19, 2021
Alex Wong / Getty Images Is Biden's Pick for Treasury Secretary Already in the Pocket of Wall Street? Look How She Made Millions in the Past 2 Years Team Biden wants to assure everyone the 74-year-old will be working 'on behalf of the American people,' not just the barons of finance. By Cameron Arcand January 4, 2021
AP Trump Admin Cranks Up the Pressure on Violent Syrian Regime Over Years of 'Atrocities' The Trump administration announced new sanctions against Syria, intensifying pressure on President Bashar Assad. By The Associated Press December 22, 2020
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Trump Takes Action Against Firm Accused of Helping Rig Venezuelan Elections The Trump administration has announced sanctions against a company that helped rig the recent Venezuelan elections. By Jack Davis December 20, 2020
Olivier Douliery - AFP / Getty Images Treasury Department Hit with Large-Scale Breach, National Security Council Now Involved At least two federal agencies have been the victims of a massive cyberattack that has been taking place for months, according to reports. By Jack Davis December 14, 2020
Menahem Kahana / Pool / AFP via Getty Images Pompeo Issues Unmistakable Warning as Biden Appears Set To Cozy Up to Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned against abandoning the Trump administration's tough stance toward Iran. By The Associated Press November 18, 2020