According to the U.S. Mint, the cost to produce a single penny jumped 20% during the 2024 fiscal year to 3.69 cents.

District 6 representative was only Maryland Democrat to approve measure for immigrant detention headed for Trump's signature.

Pete Hegseth is unqualified to run the Pentagon” is criminal understatement. Accused of sexual assault, of rampant alcohol abuse, ...

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Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on swag to promote federal agencies. Expenditures in Ernst’s crosshairs went ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back ...

A DOGE social media post details the cost of producing nearly valueless one cent coins, sparking speculation it may add pennies to its federal cost-cutting hit list.

Though new reports on the former Fox & Friends co-host’s behavior have emerged, he’s likely to be confirmed as Defense secretary this week.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. The ...

Musk has promised to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget under the helm of the agency, a sum that constitutes more than ...

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