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(Headline USA) A former senior budget official for Connecticut's Democratic governor is now a fugitive in Greece after fleeing the U.S. by boat and plane ahead of his sentencing for corruption, his lawyer and prosecutors told a federal judge on Thursday. Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 70, also sent his attorney a...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump says the war in Iran may be ending soon as Tehran is begging to make a deal. He added that Iranian and American officials recently had direct contact. An Iranian official said talks between the United States and Iran will not resume until...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Asia continues to position itself to challenge Western dominance in the gold market. This is creating high demand for bullion vaulting space in Singapore. The West has dominated the gold trade for years, with London, New York, and Switzerland as major players. However, as...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Kevin Warsh-led Fed is all in on the inflation fight. The question now is: how long will it last? My guess is not very long. As expected, the Federal Reserve nudged interest rates higher by 25 basis points. More significantly, they forecast at least one more...

(José Niño, Headline USA) America’s wealthiest political contributors have overwhelmingly favored Republican candidates in the 2026 congressional elections. A Financial Times report found that 16 of the 20 largest donors supported Republican efforts, while George Soros emerged as the most prominent Democratic contributor. Those 20 donors provided more than one...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Conservative commentator CJ Pearson has registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act to represent XTEND Reality, an Israeli company that develops autonomous drone technology. The agreement will pay him $20,000 each month, per a Politico report based on newly submitted federal disclosures. The filings show that...

(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey argues that investors are paying too much attention to the Federal Reserve’s September rate decision and too little attention to the larger fiscal pressures shaping the U.S. economy. With CME FedWatch odds near 95% for...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced he has canceled a planned House session for Thursday, sending lawmakers for an early seven-week recess and pushing back a vote to impeach US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth until after the midterm elections. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who introduced the...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration is planning to move forward with a massive military aid package for Israel that will include 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, as the US continues to support Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza and its wars and occupations in the...

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square)  A coalition of Michigan Jewish leaders says it is concerned by the lack of response from U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after requesting five commitments from him. Spearheaded by the recently-launched group Nonnegotiable Michigan, the five commitments address what the statewide campaign calls “baseline...

(Sean Reed, The Center Square).An Exxon Mobil fuel refinery southwest of Chicago went offline over the weekend, causing a halting of production and driving already heightened fuel costs even higher for Midwestern motorists, who likely won’t see prices ease until days later. The cost for a regular gallon of fuel...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The top executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America has been placed on leave after he was seen on video in a physical altercation with a PETA protester at a fashion show on Sunday. Steven Kolb, the CFDA's president and CEO, was a guest at...