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(Headline USA) Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the Statehouse on Monday that she will serve the remaining months on Graham's current...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If you’re reading the headlines, you know that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in even cooler than expected. And the expectation was for a much cooler CPI thanks to falling oil prices. However, the CPI doesn’t tell the entire inflation story. The CPI...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) An increase in the import duty on precious metals has led to a significant shortage of physical silver in India, pushing premiums to six-month highs. The Indian government announced the 9 percent duty increase in May. The change pushed the import tax on gold and...

(José Niño, Headline USA) When the United States and Iran struck a ceasefire on June 17, a senior U.S. official expected President Donald Trump's supporters to cheer. Instead, as Time reports, MAGA voices online shredded the deal, echoing one another in nearly matching phrasing within minutes. A few circulated an...

(Headline USA) Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks after the end of a historic term. The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in...

(Jp Cortez, Money Metals News Service) How do you turn a sound money bill into a big-government bill? Florida has just shown us. When Florida lawmakers approved so-called 'transactional gold' legislation, supporters claimed it was a historic step toward restoring gold and silver as constitutional money. Governor Ron DeSantis, who is often thought...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Saudi-led forces bombed the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, reigniting the war with Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, which has been in a state of ceasefire that has held relatively well since 2022. The attack was claimed by Yemen’s so-called “internationally recognized government,”...

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square)  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a criminal illegal immigrant despite an effort by the Minnesota Board of Pardons to prevent his removal. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which criticized the board for issuing a pardon for Tou Lue Vang on June 10, confirmed...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, reportedly agreed to an interview with national commentator Nick Fuentes that came close to erupting into a physical clash, according to a fresh TMZ report. Insiders told TMZ that Hunter, Fuentes, and Channel 5 host Andrew Callaghan met...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The United States appears to be on the cusp of returning to full-scale strikes against Iran after pounding the Islamic Republic over the weekend, stemming from Iranian aggression over control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump told Fox News Monday that the U.S....

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) A national news report indicates an FBI investigation into Fulton County's 2020 election is intensifying.  Fulton County has not received any communication, notification or additional subpoenas from the FBI or the Justice Department about an increase in agents reviewing ballots, a spokesman for Fulton County...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Monday he’s recommended that Lindsey Graham’s sister be named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate. Trump posted on social media that Gov. Henry McMaster should appoint Darline Graham Nordone to fulfill the rest of Graham’s term, which expires in January. Graham died...