(Headline USA) An "inherent contempt" resolution drafted by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., to impose actual accountability on corrupt Attorney General Merrick Garland, failed Thursdy after several House Republicans missed the vote.
https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1811436810154786960
Despite the disappointment, Luna remained optimistic, noting the broad support for her effort among fellow Republicans.
"An overwhelming majority...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) By all accounts, the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was great news, but you might want to take it with a grain of salt.
This apparent victory over price inflation likely means the Fed will surrender to inflation.
This CPI report likely tees up...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reported net inflows of gold for the second straight month in June.
With European funds leading the way, net gold holdings by ETFs globally increased by 17.5 tons last month.
May was the first month of positive flows into ETFs in...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Nashville Judge I’Ashea Myles caused an uproar among transparency advocates earlier this month, when she decided that evidence left behind by trans school shooter Audrey Hale should be kept secret. Judge Myles accepted the dubious argument that Hale’s victims have copyrights to the material—even though the...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) The nation's largest teachers union faced a strike of its own, in what was called an unprecedented event, according to Education Week.
The strike disrupted National Education Association's annual conference in Philadelphia, and led President Joe Biden to cancel his planned appearance on Sunday in awkward solidarity with...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Congress heard whistleblower testimony Tuesday about what could be the Biden administration’s biggest scandal to date: What was described as “taxpayer-funded child slavery” being conducted with the government’s full knowledge and tacit consent.
The whistleblowers who testified Tuesday were Florida Department of Children and Families Sec....
(Headline USA) Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once-ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.
The Minneapolis-based discounter confirmed the move in a statement to the Associated Press on...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., brushed off the anonymous allegations from Capitol Hill insiders that his recent primary defeat by a razor-thin margin was the result of an abrasive personal demeanor.
In a statement to Headline USA through his communications director, Marjorie Jackson, Good said the halls of...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Congress is mulling legislation that would limit bureaucrats from using "red flag laws" to confiscate veterans’ guns, along with bolstering the rights of 261,168 veterans disarmed by such laws.
Specifically, legislation discussed Wednesday in the House Veterans Affairs Committee would require the Department of Veterans Affairs...
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey provides a comprehensive overview of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's recent testimony and delves into the investment potential of platinum.
Jerome Powell's Testimony: Market Movements and Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Nearly nine years after the fact, the Justice Department’s Inspector General has released a damning report on the death of Robert LaVoy Finicum, who was killed by law enforcement in January 2016 during an armed protest at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
As has been widely...
(Peter St. Onge, PhD. Money Metals News Service) "Will Debt Sink the American Empire? So asks the Wall Street Journal, in an uncharacteristically gloomy article for the bull market's paper of record.
They kick off with the problem: America is "cruising" into an uncharted sea of federal debt, with a...