To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, the Social Security Administration will issue limited-edition Social Security cards to babies born from Thursday to the end of the year.
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The cards look similar to the standard blue wallet-sized Social Security cards the agency has issued for decades, but they are stamped with the “Freedom 250″ logo. Freedom 250 is the public-private initiative the Trump administration launched last year to organize events — often aligned with the administration — for the nation’s semiquincentennial. It is different from America250, a nonprofit established by Congress in 2016 to organize such celebrations.
Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has tried to leave his mark on everything from tax-advantaged investment accounts for children to a new class of Navy battleships.
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An image of Trump is included inside new passports commemorating America’s 250th birthday, as well as on some 2026 national parks passes, which typically feature nature photography highlighting one of the parks. Trump administration officials have proposed minting a $1 coin featuring Trump’s image on it.
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