Treasury prepares $250 bill featuring President Trump (opens in new tab)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department has taken advance steps toward a proposed $250 bill bearing President Trump’s image, but that Congress would have to authorize the change before any note could be issued. The proposal is tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations and would create a commemorative denomination featuring Trump and an anniversary logo, according to descriptions of a mock-up and agency planning. Federal law bars living people from appeari...