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Cost of Iran War Not Included in Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion Budget Request

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The cost of the US war with Iran was not included in President Donald Trump’s request for a massive $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027, according to a Pentagon budget official. “This budget was formulated, honestly, before we went into conflict with Iran,” Jules Hurst III, the...

Meta Slashes 8,000 Jobs, or 10% of Its Workforce, as Microsoft Offers Buyouts

(Headline USA) Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for the sake of efficiency and to...

DOJ’s Watchdog is Reviewing Compliance with the Law Mandating Epstein Files Release

(Headline USA)  The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration for the past year. The review from the inspector general's office will...

Report: Ex-USAID Workers Have ‘Mental Trauma’ from Being Fired

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times has interviewed 30 former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development, reporting Monday that they’re suffering from “mental trauma” due to being fired last year. The Times report comes about a year after USAID was closed as part of the Trump...

Trump Reclassifies State-Licensed Medical Marijuana as a Less-Dangerous Drug in a Historic Shift

(Headline USA)  President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does...

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...

Fiat Money and the Decline of Civilization

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In a fiat system, your money is constantly being devalued. That means you are losing purchasing power month after month. From the government’s standpoint, this isn’t a bug. It’s a feature. Fiat money printing enables governments to spend far beyond what they could if...

Uganda Launches Domestic Gold-Buying Program to Boost Reserves

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Earlier this week, Ugandan officials announced the country’s central bank has begun to buy gold from domestic producers to bolster its reserves. Uganda is one of several African central banks, including Kenya, Nigeria, and the Congo, that are buying domestic gold to expand national...

Silver Prices Rose Even as Demand Slipped

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explored a surprising disconnect in the silver market. Normally, declining demand would point to weaker prices. Instead, silver surged dramatically through late 2025 and into early 2026. Maharrey explained that headline demand figures...

Trump Counterterrorism Official Under Investigation for ‘Sugar Daddy’ Lifestyle

(José Niño, Headline USA) A senior Trump administration counterterrorism official faces an Inspector General investigation after her ex-boyfriend filed a formal complaint alleging she sought out wealthy men to fund an extravagant lifestyle, per a report by The Daily Mail. Julia Varvaro, 29, has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for...

70% of Farmers Cannot Afford Fertilizer

(José Niño, Headline USA) Seven out of every ten American farmers say fertilizer has become so expensive that they cannot purchase enough to meet their needs this year, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The survey gathered responses from more than 5,700 farmers across...

Poll: 69% Nationwide Believe Data Center Costs Outweigh Benefits

(Jon Styf, The Center Square)  A majority of adults in the United States believe that the costs of data centers outweigh the benefits with 69% believing the costs are greater and 30% believing that the benefits are higher, according to a new national poll from the Marquette University Law...
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