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Efforts Underway for Second Round of US-Iran Talks as Strait of Hormuz Showdown Endures

(Headline USA) The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold,...

Man Accused in Molotov Cocktail Attack of OpenAI CEO’s Home Charged with Attempted Murder

(Headline USA) The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home had written about AI's purported risk to humanity and traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, authorities said Monday. Authorities allege 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m....

Swalwell Exits California Governor’s Race After Assault Allegations as Rivals Seek His Supporters

(Headline USA) Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation’s most populous state. Swalwell’s decision to suspend his...

Pope Leo Says He Does Not Fear Trump

(Headline USA) U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration. “To put my message on...

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...

Trump Admits Gas Prices Are Likely to Increase By November Midterms

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump warned Americans that gas prices may continue to increase through the midterm elections later this year. The war against Iran has caused substantial disruptions to the oil market.  When asked about the possibility that gas prices will continue to increase, the President said,...

Trump Threatens Strait of Hormuz Blockade after Ceasefire Talks End w/o Agreement

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight. In his first public comments after the...

Texas House Committee Fines Democrats Nearly $423,000 for Absconding

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The Texas House Committee on Administration on Friday voted to fine House Democrats who absconded during special legislative sessions last year. After a closed door hearing, the committee voted 6-5 along party lines to fine 53 House Democrats $8,354 each. The decision came eight months...

Ex-NYC Mayor Adams Becomes an Albanian

(Headline USA) Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he had become a citizen of Albania, putting him one step closer to his oft-repeated dream of leaving politics behind for a life abroad. Adams, a Democrat, received the honorary citizenship “at his request,” according to an official decree...

WATCH: Artemis II Returns From the Moon

(Headline USA) Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on Friday, blazing new records near the moon with grace and joy. It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only swaths of the lunar far...

Gold, Geopolitics, and Volatility: Insights from Joe Cavatoni

(Money Metals News Service) In a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment, gold continues to demonstrate both its resilience and its complexity as a financial asset. In a recent episode of the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Joe Cavatoni, Market Strategist for North America at the World Gold Council, to unpack...

Trump Says US Military Will Stay Near Iran and Is Ready for ‘Next Conquest’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday night that the US military would remain near Iran, prepared to take action until an agreement is reached, and that it was ready for its “next conquest,” a warning that comes amid a very...
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