(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions targeting six companies it accused of transporting Venezuelan oil, as Reuters reported that the Trump administration is gearing up to seize more oil tankers.
The US seizure of a tanker off the coast of Venezuela that was bound for...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As the Federal Reserve revs up the money-creating machine even higher, the money supply is already growing at the fastest rate since July 2022, in the early stages of the tightening cycle.
This is inflation, by definition.
After peaking in April 2022, the money supply...
(Headline USA) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing to overhaul a regulatory panel that monitors the nation's financial stability, by advocating for looser regulations.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a U.S. body created in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, monitors risks to the financial system and...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) California is spending $278.4 million this year on its “Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants” program that provides state-funded payments largely to qualified elderly and disabled non-citizens who were rejected from the federal Supplemental Security Income program due to their immigration status, state records show.
At...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, including the gunman charged in the shootings of two National Guard members, killing one just blocks from the White House, were eligible for a slew of benefits, including housing and medical at the expense of the American taxpayer.
Following...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The House on Wednesday passed the $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the sweeping annual military spending bill that will be combined with a supplemental bill passed earlier in the year to bring the total US military budget to over $1 trillion.
The bill passed...
(Headline USA) More and more people are turning to GoFundMe for help covering the cost of housing, food and other basic needs.
The for-profit crowdfunding platform's annual “Year in Help” report, released Tuesday, underscored ongoing concerns around affordability. The number of fundraisers started to help cover essential expenses such as...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Talk about a generous Christmas giving spirit!
Somebody dropped nearly $11,000 into two Salvation Army kettles in the Chicago area.
And get this. They made the generous donation using just 8 coins.
As you might have guessed by now, we’re not talking about quarters. These coins...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US on Wednesday officially opened a new consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, that is said to be the largest US consulate building in the world.
The compound sits on 206,000 square meters, or about 50 acres, and cost about $800 million...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held five hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss a potential peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After taking a breather earlier this year, central banks are once again gobbling up gold, with October purchases hitting the highest level of the year.
Central banks globally increased their gold reserves by 53 tonnes (net) in October. That was up 36 percent from...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged for the first time that children’s deaths were linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an internal memo.
The memo, written Friday by the FDA chief medical officer, Dr. Vinay Prasad, notes that an internal review found at least 10...