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(Headline USA) When President Donald Trump announced the audacious capture of Nicolás Maduro to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S., he portrayed the strongman’s vice president and longtime aide as America’s preferred partner to stabilize Venezuela amid a scourge of drugs, corruption and economic mayhem. Left unspoken was the cloud...

(Money Metals News Service) On a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with veteran market technician J. Michael Oliver, commonly referred to as simply Michael Oliver, to unpack why he believes silver is breaking out of a half-century “box” and entering a radically new...

The US military is planning to surge military assets to the Middle East to prepare for a potential war with Iran

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Consumer borrowing cratered further in November, likely reflecting growing consumer stress, as price inflation persists and credit cards become maxed out. That's bad news for a U.S. economy that depends on consumers buying stuff. Persistent price inflation forced Americans to blow through their savings...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite the influx of tariff revenue, the federal government continues to run a massive budget deficit. The December budget shortfall came in at $144.75 billion, a record for the month. That was 68 percent higher than December 2024. However, looking at just one month gives...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A family member of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s transgender roommate, Lance Twiggs, has given an interview to News Nation—revealing that Twiggs has moved out of Utah and no longer has FBI protection. The family member, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, also reportedly...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last October, FBI Director Kashyap Patel claimed to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League over it including Turning Point USA in its "Glossary of Extremism and Hate." But ADL Director Jonathan Greenblatt recently said otherwise. Speaking earlier this month at a Los Angeles synagogue, Greenblatt said the ADL...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota if attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue. "If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  The U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases Wednesday about political candidates' standing to sue, warrantless searches, and double convictions. The justices marked Jan. 14 as the first day in 2026 where they released multiple opinions.  Here are summaries of those opinions. Case v. Montana In a 9-0 decision,...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to kill a Venezuela War Powers Resolution that sought to prevent another US attack on the country without congressional authorization. The Senate was deadlocked at 50-50 on a point of order...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is pulling some troops from several of its bases in the Middle East, as European officials told Reuters on Wednesday evening that a US attack on Iran could come within the next 24 hours. The US pulled forces from bases in the region before...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Secret Service Director Sean Curran launched an undercover operation involving agents posing as journalists in an attempt to catch agents leaking information, according to Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree. Crabtree, who frequently breaks stories about the Secret Service, revealed the operation on Twitter/X on Tuesday—alleging...