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(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) President Donald Trump called the American military operation in Iran a “tremendous military success” on Wednesday at a news conference concluding his time at the 2026 NATO Summit. He also called the conflict a war, though it has yet to be declared a war by...

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion. Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes ownership of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County for $739.2 million and the...

(Headline USA) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires apps stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile phones. Justice Samuel Alito, in a pair of one-sentence...

(Headline USA) The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump’s lawyers immediately appealed but were denied an emergency order to block the payment from being made. Trump...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite significant outflows of metal in May and June, gold ETFs globally reported a net increase in gold holdings through the first half of 2026. North American funds shed gold through H1, but every other region reported gold inflows through the first half of...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Hong Kong has launched trial operations of its gold clearing and settlement system, putting the region in a position to challenge Western dominance of the global gold market. London, New York, and Switzerland have served as the center of the gold trade for nearly...

(Money Metals News Service) The sharp correction in gold prices during the first half of 2026 has left many investors wondering whether the precious metal's bull market has come to an end. According to Money Metals' Mike Maharrey, however, the market's recent weakness is largely a matter of perspective. While...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Jewish Federations of North America is actively lobbying lawmakers to pass the KIDS Act because the expansive legislative package will supposedly help combat "online antisemitism" according to Jewish Insider. Omer Yarden Oppenheim directs government relations at JFNA. He told Jewish Insider that online antisemitism has...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn, has thrown a fresh spotlight on one of Washington's most stubborn cold cases.  On July 7, 2026, the Tennessee Republican posted on X that he had formally pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to surrender every document the bureau holds on the 2016...

(Headline USA) Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing used to link the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing resumes Wednesday. A member of Tyler Robinson's defense team interrogated a DNA analyst...

(Headline USA) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat who is considered...

(Headline USA) Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. “I think this is a...