Trump’s latest vanity project would require changing law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency – key US politics stories from Thursday 28 May

Printing currency with a living person’s face on it is not currently authorized by U.S. law and must be approved by Congress.

No living person has appeared on our currency since 1866, when it became illegal.

Under federal law, only deceased people can appear on currency

The Trump administration is exploring plans for a commemorative USD 250 bill featuring President Donald Trump, a move that would require Congress to overturn a long-standing…