Momentum for a penny purge is building as Trump takes aim at the coin. But for decades, Congress has balked at efforts to kill off the cent.

The treasury secretary added that DOGE's efforts could eventually lead to “several percent of GDP that we are saving.” ...

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President Trump aims to halt penny production due to high costs. We asked coin collector Jock Summers, does the penny still ...

In the middle of Super Bowl LIX, President Donald Trump posted on social media that he was getting rid of the penny. Since ...

The president isn't the first person to call for an end to the penny, and this issue is deeper than wasteful spending.

I don’t use straws much, but I have to say President Donald Trump hit a home run last week with his executive order banning paper straws at all federal government facilities. Trump was right when he ...

President Donald Trump and his administration are working to negotiate an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, and ...

“A penny for your thoughts” is an idiomatic expression. It used to be a thing. But then again, a penny used to be a thing.

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of ...

Congress, the Supreme Court, the central bank, the President's House — all national institutions that graced Philadelphia ...