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Fiscal Fallout: How Washington Medicaid Spending Quintupled Over a Decade

(TJ Martinell, The Center Square) Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square. Along with that increased spending, the number of those on Medicaid has climbed, though some health care experts note that despite this...

400 Ph.D. Economists vs. One Shiny Rock

(Jp Cortez, Money Metals News Service) On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a full review of the Federal Reserve system. He said on CNBC’s Squawk Box, “I think what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful.” It’s a completely...

Trump Admin. Releases FBI Records on MLK Jr. over his Family’s Opposition

(Headline USA) The Trump administration on Monday released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination. The digital document dump includes more than 240,000 pages of records that had...

Who Voted for This? GOP Lawmakers Colluding w/ Dems to Push for Immigration Amnesty

(José Niño, Headline USA) Behind closed doors in Washington, Republicans are weighing potential immigration compromises — one of which is now being described as the party’s biggest ideological betrayal since the Trump era began. Twitter user Joseph Jordan (@Littoria14) observed that the "Biggest story of the week is that Congressional...

FBI Failed to ‘Comprehensively’ Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Scandal, Declassified Info Reveals

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The FBI hastily completed its review of potentially damning evidence against twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced Monday.  A new report released by the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed that FBI agents declined to “comprehensively” analyze thumb drives that may have contained classified material. The...

Report: Sen. Paul Closed Trump Shooting Investigation without Consulting Colleagues

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) On the one-year anniversary of the Butler Trump assassination attempt, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., issued what he deemed a “final report”—one that detailed the failures made by Secret Service agents in planning for the July 13, 2024, event. Paul released the report, even though Congress has...

Maryland and Washington State Impose Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver Bullion

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Over the last few years, several states have exempted gold and silver bullion from sales taxes, but during the 2025 legislative session, two went the opposite direction. Bill passed in Maryland and Washington State imposed sales taxes on bullion, effectively levying a tax on...

Watchdogs: BlackRock Still Boycotts Texas Energy Despite Being Removed from ESG List

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) A new report says BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm, is still acting against fossil fuel companies in violation of Texas law, even though the company was recently removed from the state’s boycott list. Texas passed a law in 2021 called Senate Bill 13. It’s aimed at...

Bottom’s Up?

(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) After a couple of weeks away from the markets on a much-needed vacation, I spent last week furiously digging into the metals markets to see if I had missed anything. I didn’t. In fact, the metals, aside from some periodic excitement in silver, had been performing...

Gold Outperformed Every Major Asset Class in H1

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold was up nearly 26 percent through the first six months of 2025, ranking as the top-performing asset class. This booming performance continued the momentum built in 2024 when gold surged by 26.5 percent. After recording 40 all-time highs in 2024, gold set another 26 all-time highs through the...

Big Bank Note Highlights Accelerating Global De-Dollarization

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I’ve been talking about the de-dollarization trend for several years. Now, some of the world’s big financial players are starting to take notice. In a recent note, JPMorgan Chase highlighted the de-dollarization trend, pointing out that dollar reserves have dipped to a 2-decade low below 60 percent. Total holdings...

Only 6 Reps Vote to Cut $500 Million in Military Aid to Israel

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) An amendment that would have cut $500 million in military aid to Israel failed in the House. Tel Aviv is conducting a genocide that is largely funded by Washington. The amendment was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who argued that Israel should receive less...
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