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US Soldier Pleads not Guilty to Using Intel on Maduro Raid to Win $400,000 on Polymarket

(Headline USA) A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court...

Deep State Reckoning: James Comey Indicted for Assassination Threat Against Trump

(Headline USA) Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Tuesday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to publicly...

German Chancellor Merz: Iran Is Humiliating the US

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran has humiliated the US during the negotiating process. The United States and Iran have held a round of talks and exchanged messages through Pakistan, but have been unable to reach an agreement.  “The Iranians are obviously very skilled at...

With Few Employment Prospects, Afghan Men Are Digging for Gold

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) What if you could just pull money out of the ground? That’s exactly what men are doing in the Hindu Kush mountains of eastern Afghanistan. They are scouring the rocky Kunar riverbed for flecks of gold. Here in the U.S., people pan for gold for...

Secret Service May Adopt Israeli Security Model

(José Niño, Headline USA) A former Secret Service deputy director suggested the United States may need to adopt Israeli-style security measures after a gunman breached the perimeter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. A.T. Smith, who served as deputy director of the Secret Service and now works as...

State Department Says US Is in Conflict With Iran ‘At the Request’ of Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department said in a statement last week that the US is in conflict with Iran “at the request” of Israel, an acknowledgment of Israel’s role in steering the US into the war, which the US has dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.” The statement was issued by...

US Boat Strike Kills Three in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Southern Command said on Sunday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least three people, as the Trump administration has ramped up the bombing campaign in recent weeks. SOUTHCOM offered no evidence to back up its claims that...

Man Charged with Attempted Assassination of Trump in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

(Headline USA) The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and will remain at least temporarily behind bars as the case moves forward. Cole Tomas Allen appeared in court...

Report: U.S. Gov’t Buying Cartel Gold

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The notorious drug cartel Clan del Golfo, or Gulf Clan, has been described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “a violent and powerful criminal organization.” Its leaders are also on a U.S. financial blacklist. And yet, the U.S. Mint buys an untold amount of gold...

House GOP Mulling Pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

(José Niño, Headline USA) House Oversight Committee members are split over whether President Donald Trump should pardon Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for her testimony about the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking operation, per a report by Politico. Chairman James Comer of Kentucky told Politico that opinions on his panel are divided,...

DHS Official’s ‘Sugar Daddy’ Unmasked as Defense Contractor

(José Niño, Headline USA) The ex-boyfriend who filed a complaint against Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary Julia Varvaro has been identified as Robert Bianchi, a defense contractor whose Maryland firm has raked in over $67 million in federal contracts. The New York Post reported Thursday that Bianchi owns...

War, Rates, and Volatility in Precious Metals Markets

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Philip Newman, Managing Director and founding partner of Metals Focus, to unpack the forces shaping gold and silver markets in 2026. Drawing on Metals Focus’ widely respected data, which is used by organizations...
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