Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau
The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...
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Trump takes aim at the penny, says he’s told the US Treasury to stop making them
The move by Trump is the latest in what has been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change ...
Trump directs Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing cost
The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the 2024 fiscal year that ended in September on the nearly 3.2 billion pennies ...
Trump Orders Treasury to Ditch the ‘Wasteful’ Penny Coin
President Donald Trump’s mission to slash federal spending has taken an odd turn as he revealed that the Treasury has been ...
Trump says he has instructed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies: 'This is so wasteful!'
President Trump announced on Sunday night that he plans to eliminate the manufacturing of pennies, which cost more than they ...
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer ...