Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday defended the government's $20 billion emergency support for Argentina as a bid to "pursue peace through economic strength," insisting it was a profitable swap line,

Pumping his fists into the air to the beat of the music, Argentina's president shows off his host's dance moves at Mar-a-Lago.

Argentinian President Javier Milei will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month, his spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump hailed Javier Milei after the Argentine president’s political party staged a comeback victory in Sunday’s midterm elections, vindicating the extraordinary financial backing the US arranged for its South American ally.

President Donald Trump has been cozy with Argentina's president. Now he's allowing more beef imports amid high prices. U.S. cattle ranchers react.

The US drew nearly $900mn of its IMF reserves as Argentina received an equivalent amount ahead of a critical debt payment, transactions analysts pinned on Washington’s effort to bolster Javier Milei’s government.

Milei, a vocal ally of Trump, announced he would skip the summit and instead send his foreign minister, echoing America's controversial decision to withdraw entirely.

The specter of Washington throwing a financial lifeline to save its ally in Budapest echoes another controversial White House gambit.