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Trump Administration Weighs 'Baby Bonus' and Pro-Marriage Policies to Boost Birthrate: NYT

The Trump Administration is seeking ideas to boost the declining U.S. Birth rate, with input from Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk.
The U.S. Total fertility rate has dropped from 2.1 births per woman in 1990 to 1.62 in 2023, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Potential initiatives include a $5,000 baby bonus and prioritizing federal scholarships for parents, as reported by The New York Times.
Trump aims to be the 'fertilization president' while critics note a lack of substantial support for families managing parenting challenges.

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Daily Kos

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Republicans Want To Increase Birth Rates. Katherine Clark has a Suggestion.

Right wingers are obsessed with Birth Rates. Sorry, let me rephrase that. Right wingers are obsessed with the Birth Rates of White people. Promoters of pronatalism, a philosophy premised on a coming population catastrophe, come from a mixture of...

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Jerusalem Post

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Trump administration weighs pro-family policies amid falling US birthrates

Among the ideas under consideration are a $5,000 "baby bonus" for new mothers, and reserving 30% of Fulbright scholarships for applicants who are married or have children.

4 hours ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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WION

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$5,000 'baby bonus' for new mothers, menstrual cycle education: Weird ideas Trump is hearing for a great American 'baby boom'

Trump baby boom plan: White House is hearing ideas on how to nudge Women to Have More Children, including baby bonuses, menstrual cycle classes. World

4 hours ago·Noida, India

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Live Mint

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$5,000 baby bonus, Fulbright fellowships for moms, more: How Trump admin wants to bribe women into having more kids

Trump admin’s fascination with having more kids was evident when Donald Trump vowed to be the ‘fertilization President’ and VP Vance shared his ‘distaste’ for the ‘childless cat ladies’.

7 hours ago·New Delhi, India

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