(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has told his advisers that he’s planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Axios reported on Monday, citing administration officials.
While the Trump administration has continued to build up its forces in the Caribbean, bomb boats in the region, and leak information to...
(Headline USA) Oregon's governor declared a state of emergency Monday to ensure that enough fuel arrives to the state while the Olympic Pipeline, which supplies more than 90% of the state's fuel, remains shut down due to a leak ahead of Thanksgiving travel.
Gov. Tina Kotek's declaration is intended to...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Edward Jacob Lang, a 29-year-old who received a presidential pardon for his participation in the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol, has announced plans to pursue a $50 million federal defamation lawsuit against several conservative media figures.
According to a post he published on...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve embarked on nearly a decade of extraordinarily loose monetary policy. This not only incentivized the creation of a Debt Black Hole and introduced all kinds of malinvestments into the economy, but it also warped expectations.
We now have...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Since the October interest rate cut, the entire Treasury yield curve from 3-month to 30 years has gone up.
In other words, the Federal Reserve doesn’t have nearly as much control over interest rates as it would have you believe.
And by the way, mortgage rates...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Democrats had a strong election showing this month, winning the Virginia and New Jersey governor races, among others. But they had to go into debt to do it.
According to the New York Times, the Democratic National Committee took out a $15 million loan last month....
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Florida welcomes a new taxpayer about every two minutes while California loses one about every minute, according to new data.
An analysis of data from the IRS conducted by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation found that Florida, Texas and North Carolina gain new taxpayers faster...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and his twin brother Alexander are reportedly under investigation for illegally acting as “paid brokers” for U.S. defense firms seeking business in Ukraine.
“Pentagon General Counsel Earl Matthews alleges that Vindman and his twin brother Alex did not have approval from the...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and a coalition of state financial officers and lawmakers are urging Congress and President Donald Trump to address the national debt crisis before the nation's 250th birthday.
The group sent a letter to Congress and the president pushing for action on...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on Wednesday that it has received the 1,000th aircraft as part of an airlift operation delivering US military equipment to Israel that began following the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel and the start of Israel’s genocidal campaign...
(Stuart Englert, Money Metals News Service) When it comes to U.S. gold reserves, secrecy prevails over transparency.
Attempts to authorize a comprehensive, independent audit of the nation’s gold reserves have proven elusive and futile for decades.
The last two prominent audits, conducted 72 and 51 years ago, respectively, were far from...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If I travel to another country, I’ll generally need to make a currency exchange before I can go shopping. I’ll have to swap my dollars for euros if I’m in Europe, or yuan if I’m in China, or perhaps lira if I’m in...