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Report: Taxpayers to Spend $477 Billion on Tax Season

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  Taxpayers are expected to spend 6.93 billion hours and more than $477 billion to be in compliance with the 2026 tax filing season, according to a new report released Monday. Tax Day is Wednesday. The National Taxpayers Union Foundation released a report with estimates on...

Judge Dismisses Trump’s $10B Lawsuit Against WSJ, Murdoch Over Reporting on Ties to Epstein

(Headline USA) A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in the order that Trump had failed to make...

CPI Spikes on Energy Prices But That’s Not the Real Inflation Story

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The expected surge in prices due to the Iran War showed up in the March CPI data. However, it doesn't tell the real inflation story. Without a doubt, price inflation is up. The cost of the basket of goods the BLS uses to calculate...

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...

American Births Hit New Lows

(José Niño, Headline USA) Fresh government statistics reveal that the American fertility rate reached a new minimum in 2025. This downturn continues a shrinking trend that has lasted for 20 years.  According to research from the CDC, the number of births per 1,000 women of reproductive age slid to 53.1...

Ft. Knox Full of Impure Gold UNFIT for International Transactions

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The bulk of the U.S. gold reserves held in Fort Knox is made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements. In practice, this means that most of America’s massive gold stockpile is illiquid and wouldn’t be readily accepted...

Report: Teacher’s Union Gives Nearly 2M to Org that Trains for May Day Protests

(Tate Miller, The Center Square)  An education group has uncovered that teacher’s union the National Education Association has given nearly two million dollars in donations since 2020 to an organization that trains for May Day school “walk-in” protests, as well as demands agendas such as “tax the rich” and...

Report: Iran, Inflation Concern Small Businesses

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) U.S. small businesses reported reduced spending and hiring amid concerns over military strikes against Iran and looming inflation data, according to a new report. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found business owners across the country are slightly more concerned about the health of their businesses...

Acting AG Todd Blanche Wants to Move On From Epstein Files

(José Niño, Headline USA) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing bipartisan pushback after attempting to close the book on the Epstein files controversy despite millions of pages remaining unreleased. As The Hill reported, In a Thursday interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Blanche argued that "to the extent...

United Airlines Raises Bag Fees Amid Rising Fuel Costs and Introduces Tiered Premium Fares

(Headline USA) Most travelers flying with United Airlines will pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on Friday, as higher jet fuel costs driven by the war in the Middle East push another major U.S. carrier to increase fees. The first piece of checked luggage will now cost customers...

Gold Growing on Trees?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Who says gold doesn’t grow on trees? OK, so it doesn’t. But there have been cases of gold discovered inside trees. In Australia, researchers have found minute traces of gold in the leaves of eucalyptus trees. Now, I don’t recommend heading to Australia and collecting leaves. It’s not...

Trump Asked Military to Develop Risky Plans for Ground Operation to Seize Iran’s Enriched Uranium

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to prepare for a potential ground operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium.  According to two sources speaking with The Washington Post, the Pentagon developed a plan to land troops in Iran, build a runway, and leave...
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