(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Israel on Sunday and Monday, where she met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and her counterpart, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
According to Netanyahu’s office, during a meeting with the prime minister and several other Israeli officials on...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republicans’ behemoth budget reconciliation bill still faces major hurdles after passing the U.S. House last week, with multiple senators raising concerns about the legislation’s cost.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in its current form hikes the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and funds large...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) In another blow to Harvard University, the Trump administration has moved to cancel federal contracts with the Ivy League school.
The General Services Administration announced that it is working with various federal agencies to “review” government contracts with the university in preparation to “terminate” or...
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) The cost of building a new home in Ohio is expected to rise by $30,000 as the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs continues to drive up prices for homebuilders, a national property management group said in a recent analysis.
Evernest looked at lumber, steel...
(Spencer Pauley, The Center Square) A counterprotest that interrupted a religious rally in the city’s prominent LGBTQ neighborhood is overshadowing new data showing the Seattle Police Department’s success in recruiting more officers.
SPD on Saturday arrested 23 people at Cal Anderson Park during a rally hosted by On Fire Ministries...
(Headline USA) A second cryptocurrency investor surrendered to police Tuesday in the alleged kidnapping of a man who said he was tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking the password to his Bitcoin account.
William Duplessie, 32, faces charges of kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment and criminal...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite high prices pressuring demand, Indian gold imports remained resilient in April.
India ranks as the world's second-largest gold market behind China.
India imported $3.1 billion in gold in April, according to Ministry of Commerce data. That was significantly lower than March, but above the January-February...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, recently announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He built a reputation as one of the sharpest minds in investing.
Buffett’s folksy wisdom and knack for picking winners made him a household name. But...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Could the recent sale of U.S. equities signal the beginning of a long-term trend that speeds up global de-dollarization?
Some analysts think it does.
One could certainly write this sentiment off as a knee-jerk backlash against the aggressive tariff policy being implemented by the Trump...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver are currently consolidating in a healthy manner, which is likely laying the groundwork for their next leg higher.
I’m encouraged to see them consolidating in a healthy manner, which I believe is ultimately laying the groundwork for the next leg of the...
(José Niño, Headline USA) When Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn live-streamed an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Nashville, she set off a political firestorm that’s still burning.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly accused Behn of “siding with vicious cartels, human traffickers, and...
(Headline USA) Two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, were injured in a shooting at a Philadelphia park, police said.
A man and a woman died in the Monday night shooting in Fairmount Park, police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said at a briefing Tuesday. Those injured in the Memorial...