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Millions in Cash Leaving Minneapolis Airport Draw Lawmakers’ Scrutiny

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square)  Minnesota lawmakers are raising concerns about reports that hundreds of millions of dollars are leaving Minnesota airports destined for foreign countries. State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, is chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee in the Minnesota legislature. During testimony...

Senate Funds DHS Without ICE or Border Patrol, Heads to House

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol.  The Senate passed the funding bill by a voice vote, where Senators say "Aye" or "Nay" to pass legislation and the chair determines the...

Turkey Sells 60 Tonnes of Gold to Backstop Lira

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) We know one of the reasons there has been so much downward pressure on gold since the beginning of the Iran War. Turkey recently sold and swapped 60 tonnes of gold to support its currency. The Iran War is temporarily giving the U.S. dollar...

Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon in U.S., $6 in California

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square)  The average U.S. gallon of gas neared $4 on Wednesday as California closed in on $6, with prices fueled by the uncertainty around the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. With no clear end in sight for the Iran conflict that has killed nearly 3,000 people across...

India Increasingly Using Dollar Alternatives for Oil Purchases

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) India is increasingly bypassing the U.S. dollar in oil transactions. The U.S. granted India a waiver to purchase Russian oil despite ongoing sanctions, as the Iran war squeezes global crude supplies. However, the waiver expires on April 11. According to a Bloomberg report, Russian refiners are seeking...

Iran Threatens to Close Red Sea to Shipping in Response to Invasion

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) If the US invades Iran, Tehran will act through its allies in Yemen to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.  “If the enemy wants to take action on land in the Iranian islands or anywhere else in our...

Today: Ethics Hearing for Democrat Congresswoman Who Stole Public Funds

(Headline USA) The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing today at 2 p.m. into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing into the open a yearslong investigation into how she funded her political rise. The two-term congresswoman is facing numerous ethics charges, including...

A “Gold Bear” in a Bull Market? Setting the Stage

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo podcast, Mike Maharrey opens with a surprising admission. In the short term, he has turned bearish on gold. This is not a reversal of conviction but a recognition of current market realities. Maharrey makes clear that his...

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Ban Sports Betting on Prediction Markets

(José Niño, Headline USA) ​​A cross-party coalition of U.S. legislators has put forward a measure that would ban wagering on athletic events through prediction exchanges, specifically aimed at services like Polymarket and Kalshi. The measure unveiled Monday would "bar any entity registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from listing or...

Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

(Headline USA) Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being. The California jury's decision Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit could influence the...

Iran Rejects US Proposal To End War, Lays Out Its Own Conditions: Iranian Media

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran’s PressTV reported on Wednesday that Tehran has rejected the Trump administration’s 15-point proposal to end the war the United States and Israel launched on February 28 and laid out its own conditions to end the conflict. “Iran will end the war when it decides to do...

Many Republicans Say Proposed Bipartisan DHS Funding Deal ‘Impossible’

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square)  Senate Republican leaders appear close to reaching a Department of Homeland Security funding deal with Democrats, but many rank-and-file Republicans view the proposed compromise as inadequate. With the DHS shutdown entering week six and travel chaos growing at some airports, a tentative off-ramp has emerged,...
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