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• Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached terror group al-Shabab - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Minnesota tax dollars could have potentially been diverted to terrorist organization al-Shabab through alleged fraud schemes.
• Bessent says Minnesota fraud recovery could help fund Trump’s $1.5T defense plan - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's proposed defense spending boost could be funded by recovering money from welfare fraud investigations.
• Treasury targets oil traders, tankers accused of helping Maduro evade U.S. sanctions - Treasury sanctions four Venezuelan oil companies and blocks tankers allegedly helping Maduro's regime evade sanctions and fund government operations.
• Here’s how the Cabinet Secretaries and their families celebrate the holidays - From White House parties to Pentagon worship, Cabinet members mark the holidays with official events in Washington as well as family traditions.
• Mock funeral held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial as 230-year coin production ends - Mock funeral held at Lincoln Memorial marks end of penny production after President Trump's announcement to halt minting due to rising production costs.
• Trump administration targets Maduro’s inner circle, family in major narco-state crackdown - Treasury sanctions seven family members tied to Maduro's regime as Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela's corrupt leadership networks.
• DC dinner turns chaotic as CODEPINK activists corner Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: 'Blood on your hands' - CODEPINK protesters interrupted Scott Bessent’s dinner in Washington, accusing him of economic war crimes tied to U.S. sanctions. The secretary pushed back.
• Bessent turns up heat on sprawling Minnesota fraud schemes as Treasury personnel deploy on the ground - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent deploys personnel to Minnesota to investigate money services businesses involved in sprawling fraud schemes.
• See the Biden-era ‘DEI’ coins Bessent scrapped as Trump team restores patriotic 250th designs - Scott Bessent canceled commemorative quarter designs from the Biden administration that focused on breaking chains and suffrage rather than featuring any Founding Fathers.
• Trump to unleash $12B farm rescue as China trade reset hits US growers - President Donald Trump will announce a $12 billion farm aid package to support U.S. farmers amid ongoing trade negotiations with China and tariff concerns.