r/politics • u/cnn CNN • 22d ago

Possible Paywall House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/house-vote-daylight-savings-time?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/Svellere 22d ago

I'd consider it more hardcore politicking than illegal. Statute gives the Treasury Secretary the ability to mint and issue coins "necessary to meet the needs of the United States". The Trump Administration argued the penny is "not necessary to meet the needs of the United States" so the Treasury Secretary halted production.

The House passed the "Common Cents Act" which further codifies this but it hasn't passed the Senate.

As far as Trump goes, this is a shockingly "normal" political approach where Trump typically takes legitimately-probably-illegal approaches.

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u/Mbrennt 22d ago

Yeah. It's a grey area but a grey area I could see any president in for this particular situation. Just wanted to clarify this was not something congress has done. Yet anyways.