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Trans-led School Massacre in Canada Sparks Media Spin

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Some news outlets in Canada rushed to protect the preferred gender identity of the unhinged suspect behind one of the deadliest school shootings in their country’s history.  The suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar—a biological male who identified as transgender—killed six people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday. Rootselaar killed himself shortly after the mass shooting.  Critics online...

WATCH: Trump Terminates Obama-Era Climate Change Policy

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration on Thursday terminated the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Endangerment Finding,” a landmark policy that led to sweeping climate change regulations and higher costs across the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr0qpvMs5Ms "This action will eliminate over $1.3 trillion in regulatory costs and help bring car prices tumbling down...

New England Patriots Owner Built Command Center to Track Online Speech

(José Niño, Headline USA) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft operates a surveillance hub inside the team's stadium that monitors over 500 million social media posts daily and sends intelligence reports on campus speech to university administrators. Chris Menahan of Information Liberation highlighted the operation, tweeting that Robert Kraft's Blue...

DHS Pleads for Money; Democrat Offers Alternative Funding Bill Excluding ICE

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) With less than 48 hours until the funding stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security expires, a hyper-partisan Congress faces limited options to avoid a partial government shutdown. Senate Democrats say they will reject any Homeland Security funding bill – the only fiscal year 2026...

Report: U.S. Added Nearly $700 Billion to National Debt in Four Months

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January alone, the Congressional Budget Office reports. The number further heightens the risk that America will experience some kind of financial crisis unless...

Treasury Secretary Bessent’s Testimony Descends Into Insults and Shouting Matches

(Headline USA) A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues. Bessent called Rep. Sylvia Garcia “confused” when she questioned how illegal...

Facebook Goes on Trial This Week in Landmark Undercover Investigation Case

(Headline USA) A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico with opening statements Monday. It's the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social...

Washington Post Publisher Calls it Quits

(Headline USA) Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, ending a troubled tenure three days after the newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff, saying that after two years of transformation,...

Tanzania Plans to Liquidate Some Gold Reserves to Fund Infrastructure Development

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Underscoring the fact that gold is money, Tanzania plans to use part of its gold reserves to finance infrastructure development. Late last month, President Samia Suluhu Hassan directed the Tanzanian central bank to liquidate a portion of its $1.3 billion in gold reserves. The move...

Chairman of Anti-Maga Law Firm Resigns After Release of Emails Linking Him to Jeffrey Epstein

(Headline USA) Brad Karp, chairman of one of the country’s most anti-MAGA law firms, has resigned from his position after the release of emails revealing his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, a high-profile departure in the fallout among those with ties to the late convicted sex offender. A statement Wednesday from Paul,...

YouTube “Asian Guy” AI Bot Manipulates, Spooks Investors with Nonsense Claims

(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) There is a new viral trend on YouTube and social media of an “Asian Guy” generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools, spreading mostly false or misleading information across the precious metals industry. At this point, you might stop and ask yourself, “If it...

Govt. Funding Bills Pass House on Razor-Thin Margins, Head to Trump’s Desk

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) ​​ The U.S. House passed a critical government funding package along bipartisan lines in a nail-biter Tuesday vote, sending it to the president’s desk. Once President Donald Trump signs the legislation into law, Congress will have knocked out 11 of the 12 appropriations bills for...
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