• Treasury Department confirms it has taken limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump
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    Treasury Department confirms it has taken limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The Treasury Department insists that it’s only working to get a head start on pending-but-stalled legislation in Congress and not because of political pressure. WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his department has prepared the design for a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress to put the president on a new denomination of legal tender. Bessent said at the White House that authorizing the new currency will be up to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, but that “we’ve created the bill” because “we have to be prepared.” The secretary downplayed…

  • Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe
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    Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    Biden’s attorneys said in the lawsuit that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group. WASHINGTON — Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents. Biden’s attorneys said in a lawsuit filed in Washington’s federal court that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group, the Heritage Foundation, after the department had previously argued…