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Republicans Accuse Dems of ‘Obstruction,’ Delaying Passage of Govt Funding Bills

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Senate Republicans continue to hit roadblocks in their race to pass the 12 appropriations bills funding federal agencies for fiscal year 2026 by the Sept. 30 deadline. Although Republicans originally planned to craft and pass the government funding bills soon after the One Big Beautiful...

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Create First Transcontinental Railroad

(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern plan to create America’s first transcontinental railroad through a merger, connecting over 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast, the companies announced Tuesday. The effort will link about 100 ports across North America,...

Hawley Proposes Tariff Rebate Checks for Working Americans

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill Monday to send a tariff rebate check to every working American. President Donald Trump voiced support for this policy as recently as Monday morning when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue. "Working people need relief now," Hawley wrote in...

How ‘Non-Profit’ Status Allows R&D Groups to Hire Unlimited Foreign Workers

(José Niño, Headline USA) Qualified non-profit organizations are allowed to bypass restrictions on hiring foreign workers. Research suggests that scientific groups are exploiting this loophole at the expense of the American labor force. Activist and U.S. Senate candidate Virgil Bierschwale has spotlighted one such non-profit, Battelle Memorial Institute, for allegedly...

Indian Gold Investment Demand Momentum Continues

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) High prices continue to put a drag on Indian gold jewelry sales even as investment buying surges. India ranks as the second-largest gold market globally behind China. Gold extended its gains in July, remaining the top Indian investment class with a 28 percent gain on...

Trump Approves a Series of Arms Deals for Ukraine Totaling $652 Million

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department has approved a series of potential arms deals for Ukraine totaling $652 million as the Trump administration continues to take steps to fuel the proxy war with Russia. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Wednesday that two potential Foreign Military Sales...

Central Banks Fuel Gold Rush While U.S. States Reclaim Sound Money Principles

(Money Metals News Service) In a July 2025 episode of Commodity Culture, host Jesse Day of VRIC Media interviewed Jp Cortez, Policy Director and Executive Director at the Sound Money Defense League and representative of Money Metals Exchange. Their discussion spanned central bank gold buying, the global de-dollarization movement, and recent legislative efforts...

House Ethics Panel Spanks AOC for Met Gala Attendance

(Headline USA) The House Ethics Committee on Friday told Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make additional payments for her attendance at the 2021 Met Fashion Gala, where she drew attention for wearing a dress adorned with the message “tax the rich." The ethics panel, which found the New York Democrat had underpaid...

Women Love Gold! And Not Just Jewelry

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Women love gold! The popularity of gold jewelry makes this pretty apparent. But that’s not the full extent of women’s love affair with the yellow metal. American women also tend to prefer gold as an investment. A recent survey by the World Gold Council...

Can Ammon Bundy Escape a $52 Million Judgment w/ Bankruptcy?

(José Niño, Headline USA) As rancher Ammon Bundy’s legal battles mount, a federal judge prepares to rule on whether his bankruptcy can erase a massive judgment stemming from a high-profile hospital defamation case. Bundy's bankruptcy stems from a protest Bundy organized at St. Luke’s Health System in March 2022, after...

Trump Administration to Put Brakes on H-1B Visas

(José Niño, Headline USA) In a move aimed at rewarding merit and experience, the Trump administration is planning to eliminate the H-1B lottery and allocate visas by offered wages. This move comes after much debate over whether the traditional lottery system, in place for years to handle overwhelming demand, is...

Which Countries Produced the World’s Gold in 2024?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Where do we get our gold? Last year, mines globally produced an estimated 3,661 tonnes of gold. It was a new record, but only 3 tonnes higher than the previous record set in 2018. Between 1970 and 2019, gold production generally increased year after year....
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