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Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system, as Democratic…

John McCarthy February 15, 2025

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Door of No Return: Yellen Visits Onetime Slave-Trading Post

GOREE ISLAND, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit today to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most…

John McCarthy January 21, 2023

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Forward-Thinking Puerto Rico Government Begins Sending Out $600 Federal Stimulus Checks

SAN JUAN — The Puerto Rico government has started sending out the first of the $600 federal stimulus checks to local residents, which should be immediately reflected in people's bank…

VI Free Press January 22, 2021

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Biden Ally Larry Summers Says $2,000 Stimulus Checks Would Be A ‘Serious Mistake’ That Could ‘Overheat’ The Economy

WASHINGTON — Larry Summers, the former U.S. treasury secretary who has reportedly advised President-elect Joe Biden, thinks $2,000 stimulus checks would be a "pretty serious mistake" that could overheat the…

VI Free Press December 27, 2020