{"id":3985,"date":"2026-05-29T01:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/29\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-really-wants-his-face-on-us-money-before-hes-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:39:38","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-really-wants-his-face-on-us-money-before-hes-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3985","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president really wants his face on US money before he\u2019s dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"790bdc39-eb6f-426c-9d3a-2dde5cfda050\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A hand holds a document featuring a mock $250 bill with a portrait over text\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6f552e715577c5c027ccfa0117073aeea4f10dc6\/1022_0_4659_3727\/master\/4659.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"371.9800386349002\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">US secretary of treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring Donald Trump.<\/span> Photograph: Kent Nishimura\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"790bdc39-eb6f-426c-9d3a-2dde5cfda050\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">US secretary of treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring Donald Trump.<\/span> Photograph: Kent Nishimura\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13sure5\">\n<div class=\"dcr-47lvke\"><a href=\"\/tone\/explainers\" class=\"dcr-epjkf7\">Explainer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Trump news at a glance: president really wants his face on US money before he\u2019s dead<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-b3fmmo\">\n<p>Trump\u2019s latest vanity project would require changing law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday 28 May<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump\u2019s latest vanity project: putting his own face on US currency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing the president\u2019s portrait, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At a news conference Thursday, Bessent said the bill would be in celebration of the country\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence, and that the treasury has already started preparing for the possibility of the new currency. But Bessent said the treasury would \u201cstick to the law\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s all up to Capitol Hill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The legislation would need a simple majority in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives but would be unlikely to garner the 60 votes necessary in the Senate, where Republicans hold 53 seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hakeem Jeffries, the top US House Democrat, immediately derided the proposal, writing on X that it was a \u201chard no on a Trump $250 bill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cGet over yourself,\u201d Jeffries wrote. \u201cThe upcoming July 4th anniversary is not about a wannabe King. It\u2019s about celebrating the American journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.QAndAExplainerBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"white-house-pushes-congress-to-approve-250-bill-with-trumps-image\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump\u2019s image<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump\u2019s portrait, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking from the White House at a news conference, Bessent said the bill would be in celebration of the country\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence, and that the treasury has already started preparing for the possibility of the new currency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-250-bill\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"trump-shares-draft-iran-peace-agreement-with-israel-and-other-allies\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump shares draft Iran peace agreement with Israel and other allies<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump has circulated a draft peace agreement for the war with Iran among allies including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Israel<\/a> as both sides try to prevent fresh breaches of the ceasefire escalating out of control and scuppering any deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In an attempt to speed up the negotiations, Pakistan\u2018s foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will fly to Washington on Friday to meet his US counterpart, Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/28\/donald-trump-shares-draft-iran-peace-agreement-with-israel-and-other-allies\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"trump-refiles-10bn-lawsuit-against-wsj-over-report-on-alleged-epstein-ties\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump refiles $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over report on alleged Epstein ties<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump has refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10bn in damages against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/wallstreetjournal\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> over its reporting on his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after a judge threw out an earlier version over legal deficiencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-refiles-10bn-lawsuit-against-wsj-over-report-on-alleged-epstein-ties\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"federal-inquiry-into-e-jean-carroll-part-of-investigation-into-reid-hoffman-non-profit\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Federal inquiry into E Jean Carroll part of investigation into Reid Hoffman non-profit<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The justice department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/27\/trump-doj-investigation-e-jean-carroll\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">inquiry into E Jean Carroll<\/a> is part of an investigation into an entity backed by the LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, according to people familiar with the matter. A source familiar with the investigation told the Guardian that Carroll is not the subject of the investigation, but said that it was related to Carroll and her deposition, and is more focused on Hoffman\u2019s non-profit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/e-jean-carroll-doj-trump-reid-hoffman\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"trumps-memphis-crime-taskforce-accused-of-using-immense-force\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump\u2019s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using \u2018immense force\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An anti-crime taskforce ordered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Trump<\/a> on to the streets of Memphis has been accused of targeting community observers with widespread intimidation including \u201cimmense force\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Agents have been \u201cretaliating against, intimidating, and harassing\u201d observers attempting to monitor the federal taskforce\u2019s activity, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/tennessee\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Tennessee<\/a>, which alleges that officials have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even \u201cfalsely arrested\u201d a community observer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The ACLU filed a lawsuit this month against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/tennessee\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Tennessee<\/a> state and federal officials administering the anti-crime initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-memphis-crime-taskforce\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"doj-sues-four-states-for-denying-ice-agents-undercover-license-plates\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">DoJ sues four states for denying ICE agents undercover license plates<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Trump administration is suing to challenge the refusal of four US states to issue confidential license plates to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">ICE<\/a>) agents, saying the states have long provided them to other law enforcement agencies conducting undercover operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-doj-lawsuit-ice-undercover-license-plates\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"no-kings-event-set-for-14-june-as-trump-celebrates-birthday-with-white-house-ufc-bout\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">No Kings event set for 14 June, as Trump celebrates birthday with White House UFC bout<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The No Kings movement has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokings.org\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">announced<\/a> a nationwide event on 14 June, directly counter-programming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s 80th birthday celebrations and a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/no-kings-concert-patti-smith-bette-midler\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"what-else-happened-today\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">What else happened today:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/abortion-restrictions-miscarriage-healthcare\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Abortion restrictions in the US have made it more difficult to access care for miscarriages, a new study stays.<\/a><\/strong>The new research found that since the June 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization decision overturning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/roe-v-wade\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Roe v Wade<\/a>, pregnancy care has fractured along state lines; it\u2019s getting increasingly harder to access healthcare for miscarriages in US states with abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/white-house-harambe-tribute\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">The White House has posted on social media a tribute to mark Thursday\u2019s 10th anniversary of the death of a figure it called \u201ca true patriot\u201d<\/a><\/strong>. The hero was not a human, however; it concerned the infamous case of the 400lb western lowland gorilla that had been named Harambe, which was shot dead at the Cincinnati zoo after a toddler entered his enclosure and interacted with the animal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At least five of the nine featured musical acts set to play in a concert series organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/trump-administration\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Trump administration<\/a> to mark the United States\u2019s 250th anniversary <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-concert-series-musicians-drop-out\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">have dropped out, just a day after the lineup was announced<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The co-founder of the group Students for Trump <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/co-founder-students-trump-arrested-domestic-violence\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">was arrested on Tuesday on domestic violence charges<\/a><\/strong>. Washington DC\u2019s Metropolitan police department arrested Ryan Fournier, 30, and charged him with simple assault and threats to do bodily harm, Defector <a href=\"https:\/\/defector.com\/students-for-trump-chairman-ryan-fournier-arrest-domestic-violence\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Gavin Newsom, California\u2019s governor, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/california-law-shield-elections-federal-interference\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">signed legislation on Wednesday that aims to shield California elections from federal interference<\/a><\/strong>, saying he expected Donald Trump\u2019s administration to try to meddle in the midterms this year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Canada\u2019s prime minister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/mark-carney\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Mark Carney<\/a> has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/28\/mark-carney-trade-partnership-canada-america\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">called for a new relationship with the United States to \u201chelp make America great again\u201d<\/a><\/strong>. In a speech delivered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-york\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New York<\/a> on Thursday, Carney said that there should be a \u201ctrue partnership\u201d that reimagines cooperation in specific sectors challenged by global competition.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"dcr-ibrox0\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Catching up?<em> Here\u2019s what happened <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/27\/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Wednesday 27 May<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"cbd15e6b-cb83-4b67-91e7-4381c175b6b4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/series\/trump-administration-briefing\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/explainers\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">explainers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump%20news%20at%20a%20glance:%20president%20really%20wants%20his%20face%20on%20US%20money%20before%20he%E2%80%99s%20dead&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-us-news-at-a-glance?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F28%2Ftrump-us-news-at-a-glance&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-us-news-at-a-glance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US secretary of treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring Donald Trump. 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