250th anniversary

Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump

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Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms limited steps toward a 0 bill featuring Donald Trump

ATLANTA — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his department has prepared the design for a $250 bill featuring President Trump, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress to put the president on a new denomination of legal tender. Bessent said at the White House that authorizing the new currency will be up to lawmakers … Read more

UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary

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UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary

WASHINGTON — Yet another White House construction project is underway, though this one is meant to be only temporary. Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month’s UFC bout, helping mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — and President Trump ‘s 80th birthday. Online renderings depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight … Read more