Shea Stephens

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Mint in Philadelphia has produced its last penny.

The one-cent coin has been a part of U.S.

culture for over 230 years, but few consumers use it today.

It remains legal tender.

The government has stopped minting it because pennies cost four cents to make.

This is NPR News.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

The U.S.

House Rules Committee has wrapped up work on amendments to a bill that would end the longest shutdown in U.S.

government history.

A full House vote is set for Wednesday.

The U.S.

Senate passed the measure late Monday with the help of seven Democrats and one Independent who sided with Republicans.

But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are still demanding the restoration of health insurance tax subsidies and

in exchange for their votes to end the shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he will hold to vote by mid-December on extending health care tax subsidies.

The Supreme Court is postponing its order to restore full SNAP benefits for two days.

The delay is to allow more time for final passage of a short-term spending bill.

President Trump's pardons of former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others accused of trying to overturn the election in 2020