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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) While the rate cut got most of the attention, the Federal Reserve made another move during its October meeting that is arguably more consequential. The central bank announced it will end balance sheet reduction (quantitative tightening, or QT) in December. In practice, this means...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday clarified that the US has no plans to conduct nuclear explosions, at least for the time being, comments that came amid confusion over President Trump’s order for the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons. “I think the tests we’re talking about...

(Headline USA) One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children. Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her 16-year-old son who...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) It’s been known for years that Jeffrey Epstein received what’s been widely described as a sweetheart plea deal for sex crimes against minors—receiving a 13-month sentence in 2008 and 2009, serving much of it on work release. On Friday, Bloomberg revealed that Epstein also escaped potential...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Both the prosecution and the defense in the Charlie Kirk assassination case want to prohibit cameras from the courtroom. Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, has something to say about that. “There were cameras all over my husband when he was murdered. There have been cameras all over my friends...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is done with identity politics, despite using his sexual orientation to propel himself to the national stage in 2020.   Buttigieg made clear he wanted the Democratic Party to abandon identity politics in a Friday interview with the All-In Podcast, directly addressing Kamala...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled former CIA Director John Brennan became confrontational with a former intelligence officer after being called out for signing the infamous 2020 letter claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign.  Video of the exchange was shared on X by Thomas Speciale, a...

(Headline USA) There was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard Medical School that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said. A university police officer who responded to a fire alarm tried to stop two unidentified people who ran from the Goldenson Building before going to where...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The disgraced prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, allegedly once hosted 40 prostitutes at a hotel in over four days during a taxpayer-funded government trip to Thailand in 2001. The accusation comes from royal historian Andrew Lownie in the Daily Mail podcast Deep Dive: The Fall of the...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.  The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use emergency funds to provide SNAP disbursements.  In an announcement...

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The Boring Co., an Elon Musk tunneling and transit company, has quietly bought land along a proposed 68-mile underground route for its Las Vegas Loop. The loop, which connects city hubs via tunnels for Teslas to drive through, has eight stations in operation. With 104...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's plans to tax the city's wealthiest to fund his policy initiatives could drive top earners out of state, according to a new report by a watchdog. The Empire Center's report looked at Mandani's plans to set a new...