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Trump’s two cents: President orders U.S. Treasury to ditch the penny to save money

Trump’s two cents: President orders U.S. Treasury to ditch the penny to save money

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his Truth Social site: “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!”
by The Associated Press

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Why many Republicans think shrinking Medicaid will make it better

Why many Republicans think shrinking Medicaid will make it better

Republicans proposals to change the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans could amount to more than $2 trillion of cuts over the next decade.
by Ryan Levi

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Trump says he will impose a 25% tariff on aluminum and steel imports

Trump says he will impose a 25% tariff on aluminum and steel imports

Additionally, he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on "everyone" on Tuesday or Wednesday: "If they charge us, we charge them. That's all," he said. "Every country will be reciprocal."
by NPR Staff

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Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Federal prosecutors allege that Aimee Bock was the ringleader of a $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during the pandemic and that Said’s restaurant siphoned $16 million of that.
by Matt Sepic

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Chinese counter-tariffs to kick in as Trump threatens more to come

Chinese counter-tariffs to kick in as Trump threatens more to come

The tariffs from China range from 10 percent to 15 percent and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
by John Ruwitch

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Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump's agenda faces legal pushback

Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump's agenda faces legal pushback

Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts.
by The Associated Press

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