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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is pulling some troops from several of its bases in the Middle East, as European officials told Reuters on Wednesday evening that a US attack on Iran could come within the next 24 hours. The US pulled forces from bases in the region before...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump's plans to acquire Greenland could cost U.S. taxpayers up front and over the long term. Denmark's leaders have said the semi-autonomous Danish territory isn't for sale. So have Greenland's leaders, who depend on fishing and subsidies from Copenhagen. Denmark's central bank noted...

(Headline USA) The Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend a record $9 billion in 2026, maximizing its spending in key areas such as global health. At the same time it will begin reducing the number of staff positions it has by as much as 500 over five...

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) While fraud investigations surrounding millions of taxpayer dollars and day cares in Minnesota continue, the Trump administration ended temporary protection status for Somalis. The status change is expected to impact the nearly 2,500 Somalis living in the United States under TPS and another 1,400 with...

Social media influencer campaigns frequently shape White House policy...

Exxon CEO Darren Woods made the comments on Friday, when President Trump hosted a group of oil executives to discuss his plans for Venezuela.

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) An interesting development in the COMEX silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze. The stage was set for a silver squeeze last April when significant amounts of metal moved from London to New York, driven by tariff worries. The displacement of metal,...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) 2025 was quite the year for precious metals. What does 2026 have in store for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium? Last year, gold rose by over 64 percent, setting 53 new record highs along the way. Silver gained just under 148 percent. Platinum’s price...

(Headline USA) Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. “Nurses on strike! ... Fair contract now!” they shouted on a picket line outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's campus in Upper Manhattan....

Stocks of credit card companies are dropping Monday after President Donald Trump threatened moves that could eat into their profits

After ordering the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, Trump claimed that the US was controlling the country...

(Headline USA) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations. The subpoenas relate to Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the...