US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump's face

Federal law bars printing images of living people on US currency, but Trump allies in Congress are moving to make an exception.

Treasury Prepares to Make Trump the Face of a New $250 Bill

Treasury Secretary Bessent backed the idea, which would require legislation allowing a living person to appear on currency.

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The DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit and X Is Criticizing ICE's Tactics - Bloomberg

The DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit and X Is Criticizing ICE's Tactics  Bloomberg

What made the DoJ go after this particular prediction market insider?

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‘Trump accounts’ app launches to manage $1,000 federal investment per child

Parents can use the app to manage investments for the program beginning July 4.

By Riley Beggin

White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump’s image

Treasury secretary says banknote would celebrate US’s 250th anniversary but Democrats vow to block move The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency. Speaking from the White House at a news conference, Bessent said the bill would be in celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary of indep...

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Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump's face on it

Congress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing

By Deepa Shivaram

Trump reveals the line Iran has to cross for US to restart offensive military campaign

President Donald Trump reveals what Iranian move could trigger renewed U.S. military action during an interview on "My View with Lara Trump."

Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates

The Department of Justice has argued that states are obliged to give ICE vehicles confidential licence plates.

Inside the Justice Department’s pursuit of Trump’s 2020 election fraud fixations - CNN

Inside the Justice Department’s pursuit of Trump’s 2020 election fraud fixations  CNN

U.S. Justice Department reportedly investigating Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, a source familiar with the matter ​told Reuters on Wednesday, after CNN first reported the development.

Trump Accounts app launches — here's how to get started

Families can now download a Trump Accounts app to track the new investment accounts, which offer a $1,000 pilot program contribution for eligible children.

Justice Department launches probe into columnist who accused Trump of sexual assault, source says

The US Justice Department has launched an investigation for perjury into E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who a 2023 civil trial found had been sexually assaulted by US President Donald Trump in a New York department store 30 years ago, a source close to the matter told AP Thursday.

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Treasury Department says it's 'prepared' to put Trump's face on a new $250 bill if legislation passes

A bill proposed in February would carve out an exemption to allow President Donald Trump's face to appear on a commemorative $250 US bill. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images Current US law bars any living person from being portrayed on legal tender. A GOP congressman proposed a bill in February to change the law and put a US president on a note. The Treasury Secretary said his agency is prepared to move forward if the law passes. President Donald Trump could be the first living person in m...

Hillary Clinton mocks proposed Trump $250 bill and ties it to affordability

Trump officials have requested designs for the bill, potentially paving the way for a living person to appear on US currency for the first time in over 150 years

By Brendan Rascius

A new initiative to glorify Trump: $250 bills bearing his face

Senior Treasury officials are weighing up prototypes featuring the Republican’s portrait despite the law banning it. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s director has been removed after opposing the plan

By Luis Doncel

Treasury Taking Steps For Putting Trump On $250 Bill - Forbes

Treasury Taking Steps For Putting Trump On $250 Bill  Forbes

Zohran Mamdani Gets Asked if He Thinks Trump Is a ‘Bad Luck Charm’ for the Knicks

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked Thursday if he believed President Donald Trump was a "bad luck charm" for the New York Knicks.

Trump May Curb Israel in Lebanon, but Lacks a Real Solution to Hezbollah - Haaretz

Trump May Curb Israel in Lebanon, but Lacks a Real Solution to Hezbollah  Haaretz

Trump’s face on $250 bill? White House pushes bold currency plan

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US justice department launches criminal probe into E Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of sexual assault: Report

The probe adds to a series of Trump-era actions critics say target political rivals and undermine the agency’s independence from the White House.

US DOJ launches criminal probe into Trump’s accuser E. Jean Carroll, source says - The Straits Times

US DOJ launches criminal probe into Trump’s accuser E. Jean Carroll, source says  The Straits Times

US and Iran agree 60-day extension of ceasefire, pending Donald Trump’s approval

By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Jana Choukeir

[Anne O. Krueger] Gangster logic of Trump's tariff wars

In his second term, President Donald Trump has turned extortion and coercion into central features of American statecraft, deploying tariffs, sanctions and other forms of economic pressure against adversaries and allies alike. With each passing day, the damage caused by this gangster-like approach — for both the US and global economies — becomes increasingly evident. Shortly after returning to the White House, Trump made clear that he viewed tariffs as weapons rather than instruments of trade po

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Could Trump’s push for Abraham Accords undermine long-term peace? - analysis

Trump is increasing pressure on Gulf countries to join the Abraham Accords, but experts warn that forcing states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar could backfire.

US Investigates Woman Who Accused Trump Of Sexual Assault: Report

E Jean Carroll has said a flirtatious, chance encounter with Trump in 1996 at Bergdorf Goodman's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan ended violently.

Trump says in defamation lawsuit Murdoch told him he would ‘handle’ WSJ story on Epstein ties 

In a refiled $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump says that Rupert Murdoch told him he would “handle” a story about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein after the U.S. president called him to complain. The lawsuit is one of several Trump has brought in his personal capacity against news organizations, […]

FF's Ardagh appointed Minister of State at Justice Dept

Fianna Fáil TD Catherine Ardagh has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Justice.

DOJ reportedly investigating Trump accuser Carroll

Carroll previously won nearly $90 million in civil judgments against Trump

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FF’s Catherine Ardagh named junior justice minister as Niall Collins takes Healy-Rae role

Junior Minister Niall Collins will move from his current role in the Department of Justice to the Department of Agriculture.

Trump's face could appear on US $250 bill

If carried out, it marks the first appearance of a living person on US currency in nearly 150 years

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Treasury Appointees Push To Put Trump's Face On A Brand-New $250 Bill

Treasury Appointees Push To Put Trump's Face On A Brand-New $250 Bill Two political appointees at the Treasury Department spent months pressing Bureau of Engraving and Printing staff to develop prototypes for a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump's portrait, even as bureau officials repeatedly warned them the project had no legal foundation and could take nearly a decade to execute properly, the Washington Post reports. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and senior adviser Mike Brown, ...

By Tyler Durden

Donald Trump Buffalo - The Daily Star

Donald Trump Buffalo  The Daily Star

Washington, Tehran agree on 60-day ceasefire framework: US sources - Rudaw

Washington, Tehran agree on 60-day ceasefire framework: US sources  Rudaw

Learning from Ukraine, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel

Fibre-optic drones have become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israeli soldiers and civilians, along both sides of the Lebanese border, and are now seen as the biggest threat there, as fighting continues six weeks into a supposed ceasefire.

By Emmanuel Tetteh