May 22 U.S. Mint moves ahead with plans to kill the penny By Fatima Hussein, Alan Suderman, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed… Continue reading
Mar 24 Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at agencies By Lea Skene, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management. Continue reading
Mar 13 Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers fired across multiple agencies By Janie Har, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. Continue reading
Feb 16 Analysis: Trump announced he is getting rid of the penny. What are the consequences? By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation The government makes pennies at a loss, but just stopping production could create new problems. Continue reading
Feb 14 Treasury watchdog launches audit of DOGE access to federal government's payment system By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, Associated Press Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump orders U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost of producing the coin By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Continue reading
Feb 02 Elon Musk's task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for treasury secretary By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have called to be cut. Continue reading
Dec 31 Russian and Iranian groups sanctioned over U.S. election disinformation By David Klepper, Associated Press Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November's vote. Continue reading
Dec 31 Treasury Department says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, unclassified documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Treasury Department said in a letter to lawmakers Monday revealing the breach that "at this time there is no evidence indicating the threat actor has continued access to Treasury information."… Continue reading