(Headline USA) Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed to pay a $329,794 fine to settle an ethics board’s complaint that he misspent public funds on his security detail during his brief, failed run for U.S. president.
The deal, announced Wednesday by the city’s Conflicts of Interest...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) After 17 hours of debate, lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to advance Republicans’ $3.8 trillion tax cut bill, a significant step forward in codifying President Donald Trump’s campaign priorities through the budget reconciliation process.
Under the Republican budget...
(Dave Mason, The Center Square) California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday called for an end to new enrollments of adult illegal immigrants in Medi-Cal to save more than $5 billion.
The proposal by the governor, who's viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, is a reversal of his...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department has reached a plea agreement with Andrew Dawson, the “suicidal” man shot by Secret Service guards near the White House in March.
The agreement, which was signed Friday and docketed on Tuesday, has Dawson pleading guilty to carrying a pistol without a license,...
(Joakim Book, Money Metals News Service) Anyone who looks at fiat currency long enough, eyes wide open, usually comes to the conclusion that this is an upside-down world.
Unlike gold or silver as sound money, under fiat currency thrift is penalized, financial surpluses are burdens, and losses are good. With tax...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would complete its military objectives in Gaza and force out at least 50% of the population.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu said even if Israel agrees to a temporary pause for the release of hostages, it will resume its military operations...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Minnesota’s local ABC News affiliate reported Tuesday that Minnesota state officials are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump pardons former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder after George Floyd died of an overdose while in his custody in 2020.
“Gov. Tim Walz, the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) U.S. authorities have reportedly allowed the family of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to immigrate to America as part of a cooperation deal between his son and the Justice Department.
Mexico's security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republican lawmakers are prepared to defend their budget plan that shifts some of the costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the states and better enforces SNAP work requirements.
Under the Republican budget reconciliation framework, the House Committee on Agriculture must find savings of...
(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) President Trump has announced that he will lift all sanctions the US has against the Syrian government, which he says will “give them a chance at greatness.” He will also meet Syria’s leader, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday.
The US has had sanctions...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia for the first foreign trip of his second administration. During an address in the Gulf kingdom, Trump slammed neocons and Iran, while also weighing in on Ukraine and Syria.
“It’s crucial for the wider world to know this great transformation...
(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) For the tenth straight year, a leading U.S. precious-metals dealer has teamed up with the nation’s preeminent sound money policy groups to help students pay for the ever-increasing costs associated with continuing education.
Money Metals Exchange, Sound Money Defense League, and the Sound Money Foundation are proud...