(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with renowned precious metals analyst Jeff Clark to unpack the sharp pullback in gold prices and the dominant narratives driving market sentiment. As of their Thursday afternoon recording, gold had declined again, with...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Thursday again said he was delaying his plan to order major strikes on Iran’s power plants, claiming that negotiations with Iran were going well despite Tehran’s continued insistence that talks with the US aren’t even happening.
“As per Iranian Government request, please let...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon is developing options for a potential major escalation against Iran that could involve ground troops and an intensified bombing campaign, Axios reported on Thursday.
US officials and other sources speaking to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, a former IDF intelligence officer, described the potential escalation as...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Pentagon was considering diverting military aid meant for Ukraine to the Middle East for use in the US-Israeli war against Iran, as the US military continues depleting its stockpiles of air defenses and other munitions in the conflict.
Since...
(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Minnesota lawmakers are raising concerns about reports that hundreds of millions of dollars are leaving Minnesota airports destined for foreign countries.
State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, is chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee in the Minnesota legislature. During testimony...
(Merrilee Gasser, The Center Square) Democrats flipped two red seats in the Florida Legislature this week, including in President Donald Trump’s home district.
Democrat Emily Gregory secured just over 51% of the vote, winning District 87’s House seat in Palm Beach and defeating Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Jon Maples. The district...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol.
The Senate passed the funding bill by a voice vote, where Senators say "Aye" or "Nay" to pass legislation and the chair determines the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) We know one of the reasons there has been so much downward pressure on gold since the beginning of the Iran War. Turkey recently sold and swapped 60 tonnes of gold to support its currency.
The Iran War is temporarily giving the U.S. dollar...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison returned thousands of dollars in donations from five individuals tied to the state’s sprawling COVID-19 meal fraud scheme.
Ellison, who told Congress under oath in February that he had not accepted the funds, later refunded the contributions through his 2028 re-election...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal judge has ordered Monica Cannon-Grant, the Black Lives Matter activist who once received Boston's highest civic honor, to repay more than $224,000 that she siphoned from her nonprofit organization to fund a lavish personal lifestyle, per a report by The New York Post....
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. government is insolvent. This isn’t hyperbole.
In fact, you could call it an understatement.
The Treasury Department recently released its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025. Uncle Sam ended the year with $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in total...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Some Ukrainian officials may have worked with U.S. officials to redirect hundreds of millions in taxpayer-funded aid to then-President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, according to an alleged declassified report.
The purported 2022 plan, reported Wednesday by Just the News, consisted of potentially using U.S. aid earmarked for...