Treasury Secretary Bessent says $5,000 stimulus checks for U.S. adults are possible without increasing the national debt, but key details remain unclear.

The treasury secretary claimed his department was looking at ways Trump could send out the checks without congressional approval and without impacting the deficit.

Scott Bessent said the Treasury is examining the $5,000 payments but conceded that the administration might have to work with Congress to do so.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wildly insisted on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 checks to Americans could be sent out without adding to the national debt. The president first ...

America’s economy has a perception problem: People think it’s weak, because prices are high. In reality, the economy is growing strong – probably too strong. Handing out $5,000 checks to every ...

President Donald Trump’s top financial officials are pushing forward with his idea to send $5,000 checks to every American adult, but providing no details on how they would pay for the largest ...