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Birth rates in the U.S. are at a near-record low. New data released by the CDC says about three-point-six-million babies were born in the U.S. last year. That’s a one-percent increase from 2023, which saw an all-time low birth rate in the U.S.
The Trump administration has been considering new policies to encourage women to have more babies, including giving five-thousand dollars in cash to each woman who gives birth. When asked about it by reporters this week, President Trump said the proposal sounded like a “good idea” to him.
