Scott Bessent blamed Biden for inflation on Meet the Press. Kristen Welker countered on air with a 44% gas-price increase and the limits of core inflation.

"I hear you blaming President Biden, but President Trump has been in office now for 636 days," Welker told Bessent in a Meet the Press showdown Sunday.

NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Scott Bessent: When will the Trump administration “take responsibility for the economy?”

The White House said that it is looking to track down the unaccompanied migrant children that came into the U.S. under the Biden administration.

Bessent was slammed online for trying to divert back to blaming President Biden, despite Trump being in office for over 600 days now

Live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump rallies for Ashley Hinson and other GOP candidates in Iowa and JD Vance holds a Nebraska rally as Election Day approaches.

He came to office promising to be friendly to U.S. automakers. His policies were anything but.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed back Sunday when NBC News' Kristen Welker asked why President Donald Trump is "rewarding a dictator" by waiving Russia sanctions. Bessent said on "Meet the Press" that no sanctions were lifted and that European countries are still paying Russia for its energy.

Analysis: President Donald Trump delivered on his 2024 pledges of tax cuts and higher tariffs, but the war with Iran raised gas prices, and the cost of living remains stubbornly high.

Trump has a 40% approval rating in the latest poll from CNBC.

With the 2026 midterm elections less than two weeks away, President Donald Trump, who rallied in Iowa on Thursday, is slated to campaign in Florida on Friday, Georgia on Saturday, and Michigan on Sunday as he continues working to provide Republican candidates a boost.