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Nike Under Federal Investigation for Anti-White Discrimination

(José Niño, Headline USA)  The nation's top workplace discrimination watchdog made Nike its biggest corporate target yet in the Trump administration's sweeping campaign against corporate diversity programs, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced last Wednesday that it opened an investigation into...

Trial Against Meta in New Mexico Focuses on Dangers of Child Sexual Exploitation on Social Media

(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...

Treasury Secretary Bessent’s Testimony Descends Into Insults and Shouting Matches

(Headline USA) A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues. Bessent called Rep. Sylvia Garcia “confused” when she questioned how illegal...

US Holds Live-Fire War Games in Persian Gulf

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) US forces conducted live-fire military drills in the Persian Gulf. The exercise happened as President Donald Trump is threatening to attack Iran. “Last week, Navy Sailors from USS Santa Barbara participated in the exercise Killer Tomato, a live-fire maritime gunnery exercise conducted in the Central...

Americans Borrowed A Lot to Pay for Christmas 2025

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Debt Black Hole got a little bigger as U.S. consumer debt unexpectedly surged in December. Americans apparently put a Christmas spending spree on Visa and Mastercard. Consumer debt climbed by $24 billion, a 5.7 percent increase, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve. Americans are...

Hotel Rips Gold Bars Out of Floor and Sells Them

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) When I was a kid, someone superglued a quarter to the cafeteria floor at my junior high school. We enjoyed several days of entertainment watching people trying to pick that quarter up. A few kids were super-aggressive in their efforts to unstick that quarter....

Republicans Start Work To Get Trump His $1.5 Trillion Military Budget

(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,...

Facebook Goes on Trial This Week in Landmark Undercover Investigation Case

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

Jeffrey Epstein’s Network Gave $1 Million to Clinton Foundation, Emails Suggest

(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...

Washington Post Publisher Calls it Quits

(Headline USA) Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, ending a troubled tenure three days after the newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff, saying that after two years of transformation,...

Rep. Crockett Spent Over $120K in Campaign Funds on Lux Hotels, Security 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Texas Senate candidate and Rep. Jasmine Crockett used over $120,000 on luxury hotels, transportation and private security in 2025 alone, according to congressional campaign disclosures.  The total expenditures, drawn from both her congressional and senatorial campaigns, amounted to $124,000, Fox News reported, citing Federal Election Commission filings.  Crockett...

Gold, Silver, and the Discipline to Survive Market Chaos with Ted Oakley

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with veteran investment advisor J. Ted Oakley, founder of Oxbow Advisors. Oakley brought more than 40 years of experience advising high-net-worth clients, but the conversation began far from Wall Street. Oakley shared a...
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