(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The trial of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson is expected to cost Utah County roughly $5 million, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, indicating that Robinson’s case won’t be moved to another venue, despite concerns that he may not get a fair trial where...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the federal prosecutors who helped broker the 2008 sweetheart deal given to Jeffrey Epstein kept in touch with the late convicted sex offender for years after leaving the DOJ, newly unearthed documents from the House Oversight Committee reveal.
Matthew Menchel, the former chief criminal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published an investigation Saturday into former Apollo Global CEO and billionaire Leon Black, revealing that he paid millions of dollars to at least eight women, including some alleged victims of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
It’s been known for years that Black...
President Trump said on Thursday that he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he will soon meet in person again with the Russian leader in Budapest, Hungary….
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In another sign that we are entering an era of even looser monetary policy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that balance sheet reduction is about to come to an end.
“Our long-stated plan is to stop balance sheet runoff when reserves are somewhat...
Donald Trump rode a poor economy back to the White House during his 2024 campaign, but seven months into his second term, most voters aren't seeing what they want….
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After unexpectedly surging in July, consumer debt returned to its previous trend and flatlined again in August, signaling growing financial stress on American households.
The growth of revolving debt, primarily reflecting credit card debt, has been slowing all year. It contracted in May and...
(Nolan Mckendry, The Center Square) In a July meeting with the Louisiana District Export Council, New Orleans FBI agent Benjamin Dreessen gave a number of serious warnings about the threat of China to American trade, including that China is “targeting the Mississippi River system.”
Dreessen warned that China’s five-year plan...
President Donald Trump threatened a "massive increase" in tariffs on products from China after Beijing tightened export controls on rare earth minerals critical to advanced manufacturing….
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Money doesn’t grow on trees. Or does it?
Well, not exactly, but scientists in Finland have discovered gold nanoparticles embedded in the needles of Norway spruce trees.
It’s kind of like those pre-decorated Christmas trees. These already have gold trim!
But don’t get too excited.
You can’t...
One of Congress’ richest members has been the least likely recently to comply with a 2012 federal law on disclosing stock trades, an investigation by The Center Square found…
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump and some GOP lawmakers have repeatedly floated the idea of sharing some of the government's tariff revenue with taxpayers, but the White House said no checks are in the mail.
Trump said in an interview that he was considering sending Americans checks...