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Tax Revenues Drive April Budget Surplus Even as Spending Keeps Going Up

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As is typical in April, the federal government ran a budget surplus last month thanks to the influx of income tax revenue. But despite this seemingly good news, every metric reveals further deterioration in America’s fiscal situation. The surplus of $215.02 billion was 16.8...

Detroit Border Agents Seize Greatest Volume of Drugs at Northern Border

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Over the past seven years, Border Patrol agents working in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Detroit Sector have seized the greatest volume of drugs at the northern border. The CBP Detroit Sector area of responsibility covers four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. It...

No Matter How You Slice the Data, It Keeps Coming Up Inflation

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) No matter how you slice the data, it keeps coming up inflation. The April CPI data did nothing to allay fears of renewed inflationary pressure as rising energy prices continued to impact the economy. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.6 percent, adding to...

Inflation Is Americans’ Biggest Financial Worry and It’s Not Even Close

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The inflation dragon is alive and well. Last November, Donald Trump called himself “the affordability president.”  However, it appears that the message is falling flat with your average American. Based on a recent Gallup poll, affordability tops the list of Americans’ most pressing financial problems. In...

4 People Convicted of Conspiracy in US Trial Tied to 2021 Assassination of Haiti’s President

(Headline USA) A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose death led to extraordinary turmoil in the Caribbean nation. South Florida served as a central location for planning and financing the plot to oust Moïse and replace him...

Border Czar Tom Homan Floats Amnesty Idea before Backpedaling

(José Niño, Headline USA) Border czar Tom Homan has simultaneously floated legal status for some illegal immigrants while overseeing an aggressive deportation campaign that has detained nearly 300 DACA recipients since Donald Trump's second term began, creating widespread confusion about the administration's actual immigration endgame. Homan initially floated the possibility...

Texas Congressional Delegation Calls for Federal Investigation into H-1B Visa Fraud

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-TX, and her north Texas colleagues have called for a federal investigation into alleged H-1B visa fraud occurring in counties they represent. Similar to the alleged Somali welfare fraud in Minnesota and hospice fraud in Los Angeles, Van Duyne argues...

Senate Republicans Unveil $72 Billion Budget Package to Fund ICE, CBP

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republicans are forging ahead with legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and U.S. Border Patrol along party lines. The two Senate committees tasked with constructing a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill both unveiled the text of their proposals late Monday night. Taken together, the...

Medicaid Millionaires Exposed in Ohio

(José Niño, Headline USA) Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak has uncovered what he calls the most egregious squandering of taxpayer money he has witnessed in 20 years of journalism. Rosiak devoted two months to combing through data the Department of Government Efficiency made public in February. For the first...

The Silver Market Has Stabilized But Remains at Risk for Additional Squeezes

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The movement of silver out of the U.S. has helped ease market tightness, but an ongoing structural supply deficit makes the metal vulnerable to future squeezes. Silver went on an incredible run late last year after taking off in October as a silver squeeze gripped...

Calif. Gubernatorial Supported by Firm Tied to Campaign Finance Scandal

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Xavier Becerra’s campaign for California governor is being supported by a political firm led by individuals tied to a consulting network previously linked to a campaign finance theft scandal, according to a new report Thursday. Becerra has faced scrutiny over a criminal case involving his former chief...

Trump Ends Tariffs on Scotch Whisky after King Charles Visit

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said he will remove the 10% tariff on Scotch whisky imports and lift restrictions on the barrel trade between Scotland and Kentucky, a move the industry called a "significant boost" that ends months of economic losses. Trump made the announcement in a...
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