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DES PLAINES, IL - JULY 06: Pennies lay in a pile July 6, 2006 in Des Plaines, Illinois. According to the U.S. Mint says a penny costs more to make than it's worth, 1.2 cents, prompting some to call for its demise. (Photo Illustration by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

U.S. Mint places final order to end penny production following Trump’s order

The U.S. Mint has placed its final order for penny blanks and will cease production entirely by early next year, bringing an end to one of the nation’s longest-standing forms of currency, the Treasury Department announced Thursday.

(L) U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrives for a National Day of Prayer event hosted by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: Chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a nomination hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on April 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee held the nomination hearing for Scott Kupor, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ueland, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget. Senators spoke with the witnesses about their history in government, goals for their roles and actions U.S. President Donald Trump has taken in his first few months of office. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Rand Paul: federal air marshals surveilled Tulsi Gabbard in 2024

GOP Kentucky Senator Rand Paul says that he received records which confirmed that federal air marshals had surveilled the now-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard whenever she would fly domestically in 2024.