(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) Medi-Cal is paying an estimated $608 million per month for cooking, shopping, cleaning, and laundry services for elderly and disabled low-income California residents – including illegal immigrants – at their homes and mostly paid to their relatives, state records show.
These services are part of...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US and Israel on Monday announced that their militaries held joint naval drills a day earlier, exercises that come amid a major US military buildup in the region to prepare for a potential attack on Iran.
US Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet announced the drills and...
(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has taken down another bad guy, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Columbia.
Javan King of Laurel, Maryland has been charged with helping himself to thousands of government cell phones while he simultaneously pocketed a...