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Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio Agrees to Pay $330K for Misusing Public Funds on Failed White House Bid

(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...

$3.8 Trillion Bill Codifying Trump Tax Cuts Passes House Committee

(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...

Newsom Calls for Ending New Medi-Cal Enrollments for Adult Illegal Immigrants

(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...

DC Judge Releases the ‘Suicidal’ Man Recently Shot by Secret Service Near the White House

(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,...

The Logic of Debt Under Fiat: The Student Edition

(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...

Israel Will Finish War in Gaza, Drive Out 50% of Palestinians

(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...

Report: Minnesota Preparing for Possible Pardon of Derek Chauvin

(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...

El Chapo’s Family Allowed into the U.S. as Part of Cooperation Agreement w/ DOJ

(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...

GOP Budget Plan Limits SNAP Work Requirement Waivers, Tells States to Help Pay

(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...

Trump Will Lift All Sanctions on Syria, Will Meet HTS Leader Wednesday

(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...

Trump Slams ‘Neocons,’ ‘Nation Builders’ in Saudi Speech

(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...

Money Metals Exchange Announces International Sound Money Scholarship For 10th Straight Year

(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...
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