The days of the penny may be coming to an end. In a post on X, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk, took aim at the cost of minting the 1-cent ...

Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.

(NEXSTAR) — From daylight saving time to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, there are various aspects of the federal ...

P resident Donald Trump has charged Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with slashing large portions of the federal budget, and one idea Musk has proposed ...

Trump has put Musk, the world's richest man and the CEO of Tesla, X, and SpaceX, in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, which is not actually a federal agency, but more of a small ...

According to the U.S. Mint, the cost to produce a single penny jumped 20% during the 2024 fiscal year to 3.69 cents.

Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that pennies are The Coin From Hell.