Elon Musk’s DOGE is coming for the penny
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the ...
How DOGE’s Efforts May Be Unlucky for the U.S. Penny
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.
Trump to visit disaster-stricken areas on first trip since starting second term
President Donald Trump will make his first trip outside Washington since his inauguration, traveling to hurricane-ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, and then to Los Angeles to view wildfire damage.
Elon Musk takes on his biggest challenge yet: Getting rid of the penny
According to the U.S. Mint, the cost to produce a single penny jumped 20% during the 2024 fiscal year to 3.69 cents.
Elon Musk's DOGE setting its sights on the penny
The Department of Government Efficiency hinted it may be looking to eliminate the penny. Elon Musk's initiative says production of the coin is costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk could get rid of this U.S. coin forever. Here’s why
Donald Trump is in office, and he has signed an executive order to create DOGE – the Department of Government Efficiency — ...
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DOGE wants to get rid of the penny, some say ‘hands off, it’s a slippery slope’
In a move that could ultimately save U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars, the new Department of Government Efficiency seems to be eying eliminating the penny. As the […] ...
Neither Social Security nor IRS: all Americans have it in their pocket and it is the next target of Elon Musk’s DOGE
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has identified a new priority in its quest to slash federal spending: the humble American penny. In a post on X this Tuesday, DOGE noted that the ...
Dutton says Wong should not represent Australia at Auschwitz commemoration
The opposition leader said the government's stance on the Gaza war made the foreign minister "the most inappropriate person" ...
Senate DOGE caucus takes aim at $1.8B government fund for candy, comic books: ‘Purely propaganda’
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 ...
'Evident lack of sensitivity': Growing push to stop Penny Wong from representing Australia at Auschwitz memorial event due to her stance on Israel
A petition to prevent Foreign Minister Penny Wong from representing Australia at an event commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz has gained more than 9,000 signatures in less than 48 hours.