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On July 4, 2026, timed to the country's 250th anniversary, the Treasury Department announced the official nationwide launch of "Trump Accounts," a federal savings-and-investment program created under the 2025 tax law...
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Mint held a ceremonial strike in Philadelphia marking production of the last circulating penny, ending a 232-year run for the coin. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final pieces...
In September 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC's Meet the Press that tariffs imposed under the Trump administration are not a tax on Americans, arguing instead that the tariff-driven economy had produced...
The Office of Government Ethics notified the Senate Finance Committee in August 2025 that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had failed to timely comply with terms of the ethics agreement he signed before taking office...
In April 2025, reporting revealed that David Eisner, a political appointee at the Treasury Department, had written to senior IRS officials asking them to review an audit of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, describing him as a...
A federal judge issued a temporary order restricting DOGE personnel from accessing Treasury Department payment systems that contain sensitive financial and personal data belonging to millions of Americans. The ruling...
In early February 2025, reporting and subsequent court filings revealed that Marko Elez, a 25-year-old aide tied to Elon Musk with prior experience at SpaceX and X, had been granted access to the Treasury Department's...