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Michigan Secretary of State Under Fire for SPLC Ties

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square)  Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson is facing scrutiny over her past role with the Southern Poverty Law Center following a federal indictment against the organization. A grand jury indictment announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday charges the...

College Student from China Charged with Illegally Taking Photos of US Military Planes

(Headline USA) A college student from China has been charged with illegally taking photos of U.S. military planes in Nebraska during a multistate road trip that included a stop at an Air Force base in South Dakota. Tianrui Liang, 21, was arrested April 7 at a New York airport while...

Inflation Alert: The Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Is Growing Again

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Since the Federal Reserve announced the resumption of quantitative easing (QE) in December, the central bank has expanded its balance sheet by over $200 billion. During QE, the central bank buys U.S. Treasuries and/or mortgage-backed securities on the open market with money created out of thin...

Did MAHA’s Food-Stamp Restrictions Force Wave of 7-Eleven Closures?

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A prominent advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement suggested that 7-Eleven’s closure of 645 underperforming North America locations may be linked to the Trump administration’s cutback of government-subsidies for unhealthy snacks. “Wait it’s all fraud. Always has been,” said a meme accompanying the post...

ABC Pushes Obama’s Pro-Gerrymandering Political Ad as News ‘Exclusive’

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) ABC News faced harsh criticism for boasting on Friday that a political ad by former President Barack Obama in support of Virginia Democrats’ gerrymandering campaign was a news “exclusive.” The post on X has since been deleted, although the leftist news outlet still has its coverage...

Greg Weldon on Gold, the Dollar, China, and the Stagflation Threat

(Money Metals News Service) In the latest Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey welcomed back veteran market analyst Gregory T. Weldon for a sweeping discussion on precious metals, the U.S. dollar, geopolitics, inflation, and the growing disconnect between financial markets and economic reality. Although the two last spoke in January, Greg Weldon joked that...

Slowing Consumer Debt Likely Signals Growing Consumer Stress

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Consumer spending is “under strain” according to a recent New York Times report. That’s bad news for an economy that depends on people buying stuff. We see this consumer strain reflected in the slowing growth of consumer debt. Consumer spending is the engine that drives the U.S....

Netflix Cofounder and Chairman Reed Hastings to Step Down from Board of Directors

(Headline USA) Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings will step down from the streaming service’s board of directors in June when his term expires, the company said on Thursday. Hastings plans to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits. Hastings had served as Netflix’s CEO for more than 20 years until...

California High Court Disbars Renowned Legal Scholar John Eastman

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Bar discipline enforcement reached John Eastman, the legal scholar who questioned the legality of certifying the 2020 presidential election. Eastman on Wednesday lost his final bid to salvage his California law license after the California Supreme Court declined to overturn a lower court ruling. The action follows a...

7-Eleven Expects to Close Hundreds of its Stores in North America This Year

(Headline USA) Convenience chain 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its locations this year. According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year — outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time. Seven &...

Nevadan Dems Ready to Sue if SAVE America Act Passes

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square)  Nevada has prepared a lawsuit to combat the voter ID legislation Congress is considering, the Nevada secretary of state told The Center Square. Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar and other Democratic leaders in Nevada have spoken out against the potential law. They plan to sue...

Oil Prices Climb Back Above $100 and Stocks Slip as Hopes Recede a Bit About the US-Iran War

(Headline USA) Oil prices are back above $100 per barrel, and stock markets are falling worldwide Monday after 21 hours of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran failed to end their war. But the moves are more modest than many of the extreme swings that have rocked financial...
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