The nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary by President Donald Trump was confirmed Monday by the Senate.
A Massachusetts man arrested at the U.S. Capitol with Molotov cocktails and a knife told police he was there to "kill" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent , court documents said.
Ryan Michael "Reily" English, who turned himself in to U.S. Capitol Police at 3:12 p.m. ET on Monday, said he traveled to Washington, D.C., initially planning to kill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and/or House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a police affidavit said. The affidavit said English approached an officer at the south door of the Capitol and said, "I'd like to turn myself in." English told the officer that he was carrying weapons, including two Molotov cocktails, the affidavit said.
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