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Amazon Launches 2 New Business Credit Cards

By U.S. News & World Report

U.S. Bank and Amazon are launching two new small business credit cards offering valuable perks for frequent Amazon shoppers. Whether your business shops online, uses Amazon Web Services or buys from Whole Foods Market, you’ll earn up to 5% back on up to $150,000 in annual spending within the U.S. To earn the highest rewards, you must have an active Amazon Prime membership. Without one, your rewards are capped at 3%.

What We Know About the Launch

Amazon previously issued cards through American Express, and current cardholders can continue using their existing cards until the new U.S. Bank cards are activated on Aug. 14, 2026. All existing rewards will automatically transfer to the new rewards program.

Top Features of These Cards

There are two Amazon business cards to choose from — one for Prime members and one for those not subscribed.

— Amazon Prime Business Credit Card. This card is only available to Prime members and offers 5% back on the first $150,000 you spend on eligible Amazon and Whole Foods Market purchases each year.

— Amazon Business Credit Card. For Amazon shoppers who don’t have a Prime membership, the Amazon Business Credit Card earns 3% back on eligible purchases, up to $150,000 annually.

[Read: Cash Back Credit Cards]

Aside from the earning power at Amazon Business, Amazon.com, Amazon AWS and Whole Foods Market, these cards have the same features:

— No annual fee. This makes it easier to justify keeping the card year after year.

— Up to 2% back on top spending categories. You’ll earn 2% back on the first $150,000 in combined spending on your top three eligible categories, which include advertising, dining, office supply stores and utilities.

— Bonus rewards on travel. When you book travel through the U.S. Bank Travel Center, you’ll earn 5% back with the Amazon Prime Business Card and 3% back with the Amazon Business Card.

— Interest-free financing. Eligible Amazon purchases can be repaid over three to 12 months in equal monthly installments with a 0% annual percentage rate, depending on purchase total. Purchases using this financing option will not earn rewards.

— No foreign transaction fees. This avoids fees of up to 3% on purchases made outside the U.S. Whether you travel for business or buy from international suppliers, you’ll save money on your purchases.

— Free spend management tools. Keep track of your business spending in real time, set individual spending limits and approval rules on employee cards and create unlimited virtual cards.

[Read: Travel Credit Cards]

Who Should Consider These Cards

These Amazon business credit cards are ideal for businesses that shop at Amazon brands on a regular basis. The Amazon Prime Business Card offers enhanced rewards, so it is generally the better option for customers who are willing to pay the annual Prime membership fee.

Even if you don’t shop online at Amazon, if you use Amazon Web Services for your business or buy from Whole Foods Markets, these cards could be a smart choice.

[Read: Business Credit Cards]

Alternative Cards to Consider

While these cards offer valuable perks for frequent Amazon purchases, they aren’t the best card for every small business. The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card earn 3 points per $1 on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases on travel, shipping purchases, Internet, cable and phone services, advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines each account anniversary year. Earn 1 point per $1 on all other purchases-with no limit to the amount you can earn. Plus, the rewards can be redeemed for cash back, travel, or transferred to hotel and airline partners. While the Ink Business Preferred has a $95 annual fee, it offers a welcome bonus where cardholders can earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $8,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening, whereas neither of the Amazon cards offers a welcome bonus.

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Republican senators release Fauci’s text messages discussing safety of Covid vaccine and pregnancy

By CNN
(CNN) — Two Republican senators have released the first batch of text messages retrieved from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former government phone as part of an investigation into his leadership and actions during the Covid-19 pandemic – including messages in which he discusses the possible risks and safety of the vaccine during pregnancy.Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky released the texts publicly online Monday, after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided Fauci’s iPhone to a Senate subcommittee investigating him.The phone contained more than 34,000 messages and 522 voicemails, said the senators in a news release. They published screenshots showing a fraction of these – 11 texts sent during Fauci’s tenure as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).In one exchange on January 25, 2021, Dr. Vivek Murthy, then a member of President Joe Biden’s Covid advisory board, asked about any potential risk to those who are pregnant, or whether Fauci knew of any “data or theoretical reason why vaccinating early vs late in pregnancy would be preferred.”Fauci responded that there was “no data or theoretical reason to believe that vaccinating early versus later in pregnancy would be preferred.”Then he added: “Since many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester.”Dr. Rochelle Walensky, then-director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), replied, “Definitely a good point, esp after dose two.”In another exchange a day later, according to the screenshots released, Fauci said that any vaccine with limited data on pregnancy should be carefully considered. “One must weigh the potential risks against the benefits,” he wrote, pointing out that a Covid infection could be “especially” serious in pregnancy.Though pregnant individuals were not included in vaccine trials, more than 10,000 had been vaccinated since the government issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the vaccine – and “no issues have arisen,” he wrote in a text.CNN has reached out to Fauci, Murthy and Walensky for comment.The CDC formally recommended on August 11, 2021, that pregnant people receive the vaccine after analyzing data and finding no increased risks of miscarriage or other safety concerns related to the shot.The CDC also warned during the pandemic that pregnant people were more likely to get severely ill compared to those who were not pregnant, according to an archived page from the agency’s website.Studies have since shown that the vaccines were safe during pregnancy, and that serious adverse reactions are rare. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists still recommends, as of this spring, that individuals who are pregnant or will be pregnant during the fall or winter should receive annual Covid-19 vaccines.In a news release, Johnson and Paul said their staff were reviewing the rest of the information on Fauci’s phone, and would publicly release them “as soon as possible.” The texts released on Monday “could have an immediate impact of public health and the principle of informed consent,” they said.The news release also listed several further public statements made by Fauci and other health officials in the months following the text exchange, recommending pregnant people receive Covid-19 vaccines.Battles on the HillPaul, who chairs the full Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has long clashed with Fauci, who he subpoenaed in June to appear before Congress.He and other prominent Republicans accuse Fauci of covering up the origins of the pandemic, and of lying and misrepresenting data during the Covid-19 response – though they’ve yet to present clear evidence of such an alleged cover-up.Republican members of the Senate subcommittee voted last week to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in a hearing, refusing to answer questions over concerns his responses would be used in an attempt to bring charges against him.Democrats pointed to the hearing as the latest example of Republicans spending years trying to deflect pandemic criticisms away from President Donald Trump and toward Fauci.“The campaign to vilify you, Dr. Fauci, is just one part of this larger campaign against science and facts — a campaign that has made Americans less safe,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut.Ahead of that hearing, the committee also released more than 1,100 pages of Fauci’s personal diary from 2019 to 2022.Neither HHS nor Paul’s committee alerted Fauci ahead of time that they had obtained his diary and that they planned to publish it in full, according to a person familiar with the matter.The diary entries narrated Fauci’s growing concerns about Covid-19, frustrations with the government response and conflicting relationships with both Trump and Biden administration officials.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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