08/07/26

BOLSTERING AMERICAN MINING: Today, President Donald J. Trump held a historic roundtable with the mining industry where he announced over $2 billion in critical mining and mining-related projects to revitalize the industry and over $180 million in mining school investments to bolster the American mining workforce.

The Department of War is investing over $85 million into Standard Bauxite to secure the supply chain of refractory-grade bauxite to support manufacturing of high-temperature-resistant materials used to make critical components for our warfighters and essential to the modern industrial economy.

The Department of War is investing $150 million into Niron Magnetics, a Minnesota company developing and producing 100% domestic, rare earth-free permanent magnets to support the defense industrial base and help eliminate dependency on foreign-produced rare earth magnets.

The Department of War is investing $1.4 billion into Sila Nanotechnologies, a California-based manufacturer, to expand production of silicon-carbon battery anodes and buildout a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility to strengthen the supply chains of satellite operations, unmanned aerial systems, and munitions.

The Department of War is investing $400 million into Sunrise Energy Metals to develop a full scandium value chain, including the world's first primary scandium mine, to help secure the supply chain of high-heat aluminum alloys which are used in fighter jets and spacecraft.

The Export-Import Bank is investing $8 million into 5 E Advanced Materials, a California-based company to develop a boron deposit, a key component of permanent magnets, semiconductors, and glass.

The Export-Import Bank is investing $25 million into Westwater Resources in Alabama to develop the Coosa Graphite Deposit to support domestic battery manufacturing.

The Export-Import Bank is investing $25 million into Global Advanced Materials in Pennsylvania for tantalum and niobium to support electronic, magnet, and steel production.

The Development Finance Corporation is matching a $4.8 million investment into Harena Rare Earths to develop a rare earth mine in Madagascar to secure vital inputs for American manufacturing, such as magnet metal and rare earths.

The Department of Energy is investing $100 million into America's 14 mining schools to revitalize the next-generation workforce double the number of graduates with mining, minerals, and associated supply chain credentials.

The Department of War is investing over $80 million into three schools for major workforce development programs and technology innovation hubs to train the next generation of geologists, metallurgists, and mining engineers.

PRIORITIZING DOMESTIC CRITICAL MATERIALS AND THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS: President Trump is ensuring America's critical materials and critical supply chains are robust and secure to reduce reliance on hostile foreign countries, protect our national security, and strengthen the economic resilience of vital industries.

Critical materials build and power the modern world from cars to military weaponry and factory machinery to smartphones and computers. It is vital that the United States have sufficient and secure mining, processing, refining, manufacturing, and recycling to reduce reliance on foreign countries.

These investments help mitigate and reverse critical supply chain vulnerabilities, bolster U.S. industrial resilience against geopolitical disruptions, and ensure that the defense industrial base and next-generation technologies are powered by secure and domestically sourced components.

Additionally, America cannot restore its industrial competitiveness and rebuild its critical mineral supply chain without rebuilding the workforce that powers it. For decades, the nation's critical mineral supply chain has steadily contracted despite a rapid increase in demand for critical minerals.

This historic roundtable was the largest meeting of industry leaders and the President in over 120 years. No other President has supported American mining more than President Trump.

RESTORING AMERICAN INDUSTRY: President Trump's leadership is restoring America's mining industry and national and economic security, ensuring reliable supplies of critical materials and supply chains.

President Trump campaigned on the promise to rebuild and reshore American industry, emphasizing the need to restore its strength and security after years of neglect.

Since January 2025, the Trump Administration has signed or approved 160 minerals deals totaling almost $40 B, creating American jobs and securing our critical materials sectors.

President Trump has utilized Section 232 to protect and strengthen domestic manufacturing critical for our national and economic security, including imposing tariffs and directing negotiations with trading partners covering a variety of goods, including steel, aluminum, copper, trucks and automobiles, timber, lumber, semiconductors, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals.

+ These actions strengthen these essential U.S. industries and the U.S. industrial base, ensure domestic producers and workers can compete on a level playing field, protect American jobs, and bolster American national security.

In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order boosting American mineral production, streamline permitting, and enhance national security.

In April 2025, President Trump signed a historic Executive Order restoring American dominance in offshore critical minerals and resources.

In October 2025, President Trump directed his Administration promptly issuing authorizations necessary for the establishment of the Ambler Road Project. This project will provide road transportation access to the Ambler Mining District.

In January 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order addressing the threatened impairment of national security with respect to imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products .

In May 2026, U.S. manufacturing grew at its fastest rate in four years, its fifth straight month of expansion -- nearly tripling expectations. President Trump's America First trade policies continue to deliver and strengthen the economy and national security of the United States.

In July 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order to secure America's defense supply chains for the cutting-edge equipment that allows the U.S. to dominate the modern battlefield, particularly, ensuring domestic supplies of the critical materials and components necessary to manufacture that equipment.

In July 2026, President Trump signed a Presidential Determination delegating authority under the Defense Production Act to institute export restrictions on recoverable critical minerals and materials .

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08/06/26

President Donald J. Trump inherited an economy battered by years of inflation that crushed working families. Through bold action to restore American energy dominance, slash red tape, and secure fair trade, the Trump Administration is quickly rebuilding the foundation for lasting prosperity.

That leadership is producing results. Across the country, private sector companies are responding to President Trump's call by delivering tangible price reductions on everyday goods and services -- putting money back in the pockets of American workers and families.

Groceries and Everyday Essentials

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Major retailers are cutting prices on staples that hit household budgets hardest -- putting real money back in the pockets of American families.

Giant Eagle reduced prices by an average of more than 10% on over 300 top products, including proteins, produce, and pantry favorites.

Walmart lowered prices on thousands of everyday items nationwide, including ground beef, fresh corn, paper plates, beverages, and more.

Sam's Club cut prices on more than 250 household essentials.

Meijer reduced prices on more than 1,000 popular grocery and household items on a rotating basis.

Target reduced prices on thousands of groceries, household items, and other essentials.

Kroger is planning its biggest price cuts in years on thousands of items.

Albertsons accelerated targeted price reductions and launched its "New Lower Price" program, cutting base prices by at least 8% or $1 on items across meat, seafood, dairy, pantry staples, and other goods.

H-E-B dropped prices on thousands of items across its stores.

C&S Wholesale Grocers slashed prices on thousands of everyday items at Family Fare, VG's Grocery, Martin's Super Markets, and Piggly Wiggly locations across eight Midwestern states.

Stop & Shop lowered prices on thousands of items across nearly every department in hundreds of stores throughout the Northeast.

Cub Foods reduced prices by about 40% on dozens of grocery items across its Midwestern locations.

Piggly Wiggly Food for Less cut prices on meat and other staples across its 14 stores.

Costco dropped prices for many of its most popular Kirkland Signature items across multiple categories.

PepsiCo lowered retail prices by up to 15% on major snack brands.

Prescription Drugs

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President Trump's Most Favored Nation approach is delivering historic cuts to prescription drug prices, with 17 of the world's largest drugmakers agreeing to bring U.S. prices in line with the lowest paid by comparable developed nations.

Novo Nordisk slashed prices on Ozempic and Wegovy to as low as $199–$350 per month and reduced the price of common insulin treatments by 75% through TrumpRx.

Pfizer offered average savings of 50% on primary care treatments and select brands via TrumpRx.

Amgen lowered prices on cholesterol drug Repatha, migraine drug Aimovig, and arthritis treatment Amjevita by 60–80%.

Eli Lilly lowered the price of migraine treatment Emgality by approximately 60% and diabetes treatment Trulicity by approximately 61%.

Multiple additional manufacturers -- including Merck , AstraZeneca , Bristol Myers Squibb , Gilead , Sanofi

, GSK , EMD Serono , Johnson & Johnson , AbbVie , Regeneron

, Boehringer Ingelheim , Genentech , and Novartis -- agreed to cut prices on key drugs, with discounts reaching 50–85% on many medicines.

Energy

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Key energy providers and local networks are delivering targeted savings that lower costs for consumers.

The Freedom Fuel Network -- a coalition of 25 gas stations across the greater Philadelphia area -- lowered prices by approximately 50 cents per gallon.

Georgia Power is lowering rates for residential customers by $50/year, delivering total savings of nearly $300 million for all customers.

Alliant Energy implemented a five-year rate freeze for residential customers in Iowa.

NiSource is set to return $1.4 billion to customers in Indiana through agreements with Amazon and Alphabet.

Entergy is set to return $2 billion to customers in Mississippi through an agreement with Amazon.

DTE Energy announced it will pause electric rate increases for at least two years.

Automobiles

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American automakers are making vehicles more affordable for hardworking families.

Ford extended employee pricing to all U.S. customers.

Stellantis offered buyers 0% financing and deferred monthly payments for 90 days.

Chevrolet revived its classic "Heartbeat of America" campaign, offering 90 days of deferred monthly payments and multi-year 0% APR financing options.

08/06/26

President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are waging war on the fraudsters and scammers who have looted hardworking Americans for far too long.

Today, that war becomes fully transparent at fraud.gov -- a new website where Americans can track every action, every takedown, and every dollar recovered as part of the unrelenting effort.

The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is moving to shut off the money, crush criminal networks, and deliver swift justice. Since the Task Force began its work, it has uncovered nearly $230 billion in fraud, stopped $56 billion in fraudulent payments that would have gone into the pockets of criminals, enforced more than $55 billion through indictments, settlements, and civil penalties, and secured hundreds of indictments and convictions.

Here are some of the Task Force's key actions and victories to date:

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February 25, 2026: The Trump Administration halted nearly $260 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over rampant fraud allegations and demanded full cooperation with federal investigators.

March 19, 2026: Federal prosecutors charged 11 individuals in a major real estate and loan fraud ring targeting elderly Americans in California.

March 25, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended dozens of high-risk hospice and home health providers in the Los Angeles area.

March 30, 2026: The Trump Administration launched a new national fraud whistleblower program empowering everyday Americans to expose waste and abuse.

April 2, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended hundreds of additional high-risk hospice and home health providers across California.

April 3, 2026: Federal prosecutors charged more than a dozen individuals in a $50 million hospice fraud scheme.

April 7, 2026: The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a California fraudster accused of submitting $270 million in false reimbursement claims.

April 8, 2026: The Department of Justice confirmed it has 8,000 active, ongoing fraud cases.

April 8, 2026: The Task Force uncovered $6.3 billion in suspected fraudulent government contracts and immediately launched a sweeping investigation.

April 15, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles, with estimated fraud exceeding $600 million.

April 16, 2026: The Trump Administration served criminal warrants and administrative charges on 20 Minnesota businesses suspected of SNAP fraud.

April 17, 2026: The Department of Justice announced its newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division took enforcement action in schemes totaling over $340 million in its first week alone.

April 24, 2026: The Small Business Administration referred 562,000 fraudulent or delinquent pandemic-era loans -- totaling $22 billion -- for aggressive collection.

April 28, 2026: The Department of Justice conducted targeted enforcement operations at nearly two dozen Minnesota childcare centers suspected of systemic fraud.

April 30, 2026: The Department of Justice launched a West Coast Strike Force team targeting healthcare fraud across Arizona, Nevada, and northern California.

April 30, 2026: The Trump Administration deferred an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funds from non-cooperating Minnesota.

May 12, 2026: The Trump Administration identified over 10,000 suspected fraud cases in immigration student work programs.

May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended $1.4 billion in home health and hospice funding nationwide.

May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration deferred $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid reimbursements for California.

May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration halted all new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers nationwide until the fraud crisis is brought under control.

May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration launched audits of Medicaid Fraud Control Units in all 50 states.

May 20, 2026: The Department of Justice charged a Minneapolis daycare owner featured in Nick Shirley's viral video.

May 21, 2026: The Department of Justice expanded its Health Care Fraud Strike Force program, adding additional prosecutors to combat Medicaid fraud nationwide.

May 21, 2026: The Department of Justice charged 15 individuals in a wide-ranging Minnesota healthcare fraud scheme -- including the highest loss amount ever charged in a Medicaid case in the state and the largest autism fraud scheme ever prosecuted.

June 4, 2026: The Department of Justice charged four Ohio residents -- including two state employees -- in a $30 million Medicaid billing fraud scheme and seized 14 luxury vehicles; charged four more in a $1.4 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme; busted five suspects who scammed over $15 million from elderly Americans via dating sites; and suspended dozens of high-risk home

healthcare providers in Ohio and imposed a six-month moratorium on all new home healthcare and hospice services.

June 8, 2026: Vice President Vance referred Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice's Fraud Division for criminal investigation over allegations of negligence and complicity.

June 10, 2026: Federal authorities apprehended a fugitive wanted for his role in the wide-ranging Feeding Our Future fraud scandal -- the first individual on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list captured.

June 11, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended payment to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority pending a review of its long history of noncompliance, conflicts of interest, and failed audits.

June 16, 2026: The Trump Administration sued the State of New York for siphoning millions of dollars in Medicaid funding to a handpicked company.

June 17, 2026: A Texas woman was sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining FEMA disaster relief funds.

June 19, 2026: The Department of Justice apprehended a fugitive accused of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud conspiracy -- the second individual on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.

June 22, 2026: Federal authorities apprehended a fugitive accused of masterminding a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud scheme.

June 23, 2026: The Department of Justice announced charges against 455 defendants across 45 states and territories in healthcare fraud schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims -- the largest such takedown in history.

June 23, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended %20 to%20 suspend%201%2 C079%20 providers%20 and%20 revoke%20 billing%20 privileges%20 for%201%2 C403%20 providers.) billing privileges and Medicaid payments for thousands of Ohio providers suspected of fraud.

June 24, 2026: The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a North Carolina man who orchestrated a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme.

June 26, 2026: The Trump Administration sued multiple states over their failure to provide SNAP applicant data for compliance purposes.

June 27, 2026: The Trump Administration captured a Minnesota fugitive in Somalia facing charges related to orchestrating the massive Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

June 30, 2026: The Trump Administration forced Minnesota to disenroll nearly 60% of its Medicaid providers for failure to meet compliance standards and high risk of fraud.

June 30, 2026: The Trump Administration secured a lengthy prison sentence for the owner of two telemedicine companies who was conspired to submit more than $136 million in false and fraudulent Medicare claims.

July 2, 2026: The Department of Justice charged two New York individuals in a multi-million-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme.

July 8, 2026: The Small Business Administration suspended nearly 8,000 Wisconsin borrowers connected to $375 million in suspected fraudulent pandemic-era loans.

July 8, 2026: The Trump Administration announced it stopped $220 million in fraudulent skin substitute claims and suspended billing privileges for over 800 providers complicit in Durable Medical Equipment fraud.

July 9, 2026: The Department of Justice charged six New Jersey individuals in connection to a $20 million healthcare fraud kickback scheme.

July 9, 2026: The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a woman who orchestrated in a $1.7 million urine drug testing scheme in North Carolina.

July 12, 2026: The Trump Administration announced it blocked 53,000 fraudulent student loan applications in just the first months since deploying enhanced screening, preventing more than $200 million in fraudulent financial aid from being disbursed.

July 20, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended funding for the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority pending a comprehensive investigation into its lengthy history of mismanagement.

July 21, 2026: The Trump Administration paused more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota due to suspected fraud and noncompliance.

July 21, 2026: Federal authorities apprehended a fugitive wanted for his role in a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme -- the third individual on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list captured.

July 27, 2026: Federal authorities apprehended a fugitive wanted for her role in a $32 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme -- the fourth individual on the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list captured.

August 4, 2026: The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 19 defendants involved in a fraudulent home healthcare scheme targeting Pennsylvania's Medicaid program.

August 4, 2026: The Trump Administration announced a total of 1,076 hospices have been removed from the Medicare program in California alone due to fraud.

The Trump Administration will not rest until every scheme is exposed, every recoverable dollar is returned to the American people, and public trust in is restored.

Under President Trump and Vice President Vance, the era of unchecked fraud is over.