Saturday, May 2, 2026

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Report: Taxpayers to Spend $477 Billion on Tax Season

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  Taxpayers are expected to spend 6.93 billion hours and more than $477 billion to be in compliance with the 2026 tax filing season, according to a new report released Monday. Tax Day is Wednesday. The National Taxpayers Union Foundation released a report with estimates on...

Mainstream Economists vs. Gold: Who Is Winning the Fight?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Mainstream economists have been at war with gold for years. And gold is winning. Aaron Brown formerly served as head of market research for AQR Capital Management and now works as a columnist for Bloomberg. In a recent op-ed, he chronicled gold’s ongoing war with economists. John Maynard...

U.S. Government Spending Addiction Drives Yet Another Big Monthly Deficit

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) This is your monthly reminder that the U.S. government still has a massive spending problem. The federal government’s Debt Black Hole got a little bigger in March, as Uncle Sam ran yet another big budget deficit. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement, the Trump administration spent $164.1...

Nevadan Dems Ready to Sue if SAVE America Act Passes

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square)  Nevada has prepared a lawsuit to combat the voter ID legislation Congress is considering, the Nevada secretary of state told The Center Square. Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar and other Democratic leaders in Nevada have spoken out against the potential law. They plan to sue...

Efforts Underway for Second Round of US-Iran Talks as Strait of Hormuz Showdown Endures

(Headline USA) The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold,...

Man Accused in Molotov Cocktail Attack of OpenAI CEO’s Home Charged with Attempted Murder

(Headline USA) The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home had written about AI's purported risk to humanity and traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, authorities said Monday. Authorities allege 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m....

Record Armada of Tankers Bound for U.S. Gulf to Load Oil

(Alton Wallace, The Center Square)  An unusually large number of crude oil tankers on the open seas has the American Gulf coast as a destination as the ships are redirected to load cargoes bound for markets around the world already experiencing shortages. Second-term Republican President Donald Trump said Saturday on...

Trump Says US Military Has Started Blockade on Iranian Ports as Iran Calls It ‘Piracy’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) ​​President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military has begun enforcing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran has denounced the move as “piracy.” US Central Command said the blockade will aim to impede the passage of all ships entering or leaving Iranian...

Netanyahu Says the Trump Administration Gives Him Reports on Iran Talks Every Day

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) ​​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called...

Disgraced Swalwell to Resign from Office as Gonzales Fallout Follows

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Eric Swalwell announced Monday that he will resign from Congress, just days after he was slapped with mounting accusations of sexual misconduct, including two instances of alleged sexual assault. Swalwell’s post on X stopped short of conceding the allegations, but instead framed the decision to resign as necessary...

Reports Say the US and Israel May Restart Bombing Campaign in Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US and Israel may restart the bombing campaign against Iran just days into a two-week ceasefire, according to US and Israeli media reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump is considering launching “limited” strikes against Iran as part of a pressure campaign that...

Millions in Medical Bills Lead to Demand for Price Transparency Policies

(Emily Rodriguez, The Center Square)  A new report shows hospitals in Virginia filed 1.15 million lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills between 2010 and 2024, collecting $1.4 billion. PatientRightsAdvocate.org collaborated with George Washington University Law School and Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center to research Virginia court records, revealing...
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