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

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A few weeks after President Trump declared on Truth Social that he wants a $1.5 trillion military budget, Republican leaders in Congress are working on making his dream of increasing military spending by about 50% a reality. The 2026 military budget marked the first to exceed $1 trillion,...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell helped fund the Clinton Global Initiative, seemingly contributing at least $1 million to the organization, according to the newly released “Epstein files”—the trove of documents released by the Justice Department. Indeed, an Oct. 7, 2004, email from former...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has been flying high on private jets while railing against billionaires on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, plowing more than half a million dollars in campaign funds into luxury air travel.  Private jets are a luxury most Americans never experience. For Sanders, however, they have become...

(Headline USA)  On Friday, Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, requested records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. The scrutiny of Omar's finances comes from a required financial disclosure statement she filed in May last...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After rising to an all-time high of 4,025 tonnes in 2025, ETF gold holdings continued to climb in January, growing by another 120.1 tonnes. In dollar terms, ETFs globally added $19 billion to their gold holdings. It was the strongest monthly gain on record. The...

(Headline USA) The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage.  The Post's executive editor, Matt Murray, called the move painful but necessary to put the outlet on stronger footing and to weather changes in technology and user...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Are you worried that the big sell-off in gold and silver is the end of the bull market? I’m not, for reasons I have already articulated. And many mainstream analysts don’t seem to be concerned either. Reuters recently published an article headlined, “Gold’s bull run seen intact...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) ​​Attorneys representing Jeffrey Epstein's victims are calling on the Department of Justice to take down its website with documents related to the convicted sex offender. President Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Elon Musk and many others have been named in the new release of documents. The...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) An Oklahoma state representative resigned from office after pleading guilty to felony charges tied to forged checks submitted to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, which had investigated her campaign finances.  State Rep. Ayshia “Ajay” Pittman, a Democrat and ally of former President Joe Biden, entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) ​​New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the city's wealthiest to help reduce a projected $12 billion deficit he says was inherited from the previous administration. In a highlight of his upcoming budget, Mamndani told reporters on Wednesday that his administration...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As usual, the Federal Reserve did exactly what everybody expected at its January meeting. The central bank put interest rate hikes on pause and delivered a generally sanguine view of the economy. After three consecutive rate cuts, the FOMC held rates between 3.5 and 3.75...