(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times reported Tuesday that the CIA is conducting “secret” drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs.
Citing unnamed sources, the Times reported that the covert drone program began under the Biden administration, but that Trump is taking it to the next...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Since 1973, America’s gold has been officially valued at just $42 per troy ounce—but that may soon change.
When Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election on November 5th, gold and silver immediately plummeted—down 9% and 15%, respectively—as many investors soured on precious metals....
(Headline USA) Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to taxpayer data at the IRS, two people familiar with the inner workings of the plan who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly told The Associated Press on Monday.
If successful, Musk and his group would have access...
(The Center Square) – More than 60 Chinese Communist Party-related cases of espionage and acts of transnational repression have been reported in 20 states according to a new report published by the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security.
That’s in addition to 224 reported incidents of Chinese espionage directed at the U.S....
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with financial analyst Greg Weldon to discuss the state of global markets, gold’s record-breaking rally, and the looming debt crisis threatening economic stability.
Weldon, a veteran trader and macroeconomic expert, shared critical insights into...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Christmas 2024 was brought to you by Visa, Mastercard, et al. Was this the last gasp of an American consumer buried under mountains of debt?
Retail sales were strong in December (up 0.7 percent). Economists and pundits lauded the "strength" of American consumers and...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Trump administration may have secured the borders, but its deportation numbers are leaving many MAGA diehards wanting.
According to a Sunday report in the Washington Post, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s daily arrests declined from about 800 per day in late January to fewer...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) It’s clear that the Federal Reserve hasn’t won the inflation fight. With the CPI trending higher for four straight months, the markets aren’t pricing in another interest rate cut until September.
Isn’t a “higher for longer” interest rate environment bearish for gold?
The short answer is no...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In 2020, a photo of a portly FBI agent kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter movement took the internet by storm—both for the ridiculous imagery, and the fact that the bureau was playing politics at a time when many of the country’s major...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Post reported Saturday that a biological male illegal immigrant, who identifies as a woman, stalked and raped a 14-year-old boy in a Manhattan bathroom last week.
The illegal immigrant was identified as Nicol Suarez, a 30-year-old Colombian who was already wanted by Immigration...
(Headline USA) The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees were fired.
Probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated, according to three FDA staffers who spoke to...
(Headline USA) A series of polls by the Associated Press--NORC Center for Public Affairs Research gave a new boost to President Donald Trump, with some 70% getting behind his "America First" agenda.
Many U.S. adults said the federal government had been overspending—but polling also showed that many Americans, including Republicans,...