• Grijalva will be sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
    WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, nearly seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last held by her late father. Grijalva’s swearing-in is expected to be among the first actions […]
  • US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky keepsakes. But their luck is about to run out. The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to […]
  • The Latest: House returns to vote on ending the shutdown after nearly 2 months kept away
    The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling House representatives back into session after sending them home for nearly eight weeks. The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night. President Donald Trump […]
  • Bessent, US Treasurer to strike final penny at Philadelphia Mint
    By Andrea Shalal PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Treasurer Brandon Beach will visit the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday to oversee production of the final circulating one-cent coin or penny, each of which costs nearly 4 cents to produce, Treasury said. U.S. President Donald Trump said in February he was ordering Treasury to […]
  • House returns for vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers will make a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night. […]