Saturday, June 20, 2026

FINANCE

Trump’s Fort Knox Audit Push Rekindles Gold Reserve Questions

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of Arcadia Economics, host Chris Marcus sat down with Money Metals President and CEO Stefan Gleason to discuss President Donald Trump’s renewed calls for an audit of the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox. The conversation ranged from auditing standards and gold...

Congress Skips Town Without Passing $72B Immigration Enforcement Bill

(Thérèse Boudreaux,, The Center Square) In an epic breakdown of negotiations, Congress is leaving town without voting on Republicans’ roughly $72 billion budget reconciliation bill. Senate Republicans ultimately deadlocked Thursday over whether to include restrictions on the Department of Justice’s controversial new “anti-weaponization fund” within the party-line bill, which funds...

Illegal Border Entries Still at Record Lows, Up From April 2025

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Illegal entries into the U.S. in April remained significantly lower than during the Biden administration but are slightly up from what they were in April 2024 and over the last few months, according to newly released U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. Illegal border crosser...

Report: Iran Reconstituting Its Military Much Faster Than the US Expected

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran is reconstituting its military capabilities that were degraded by the US-Israeli bombing campaign much faster than expected and is already producing new drones, CNN reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with US intelligence. One US official told the outlet that some US intelligence estimates indicate Iran...

Bloomberg: Iran Destroyed Nearly $1 Billion Worth of US MQ-9 Reaper Drones

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Bloomberg reported on Thursday that during the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran that began on February 28, Iranian forces destroyed more than two dozen US MQ-9 Reaper drones, or nearly $1 billion worth of the unmanned aircraft. The number represents about 20% of the Pentagon’s MQ-9 inventory....

House Republicans Block Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution That Was Expected To Pass

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Donald Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after...

Trump Says He’s Sending 5,000 Additional Troops to Poland

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, the same number of troops the Pentagon has announced it plans to pull out of Germany. “Based on the successful Election of the now President of...

Two Men Charged with Creating AI-Generated Porn Under New Law Targeting ‘Deepfakes’

(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography. Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were both arrested Tuesday for generating sexually explicit AI...

Woman at Center of Sprawling Minnesota Fraud Gets Nearly 42-Year Prison Sentence

(Headline USA) A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence — nearly 42 years — to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our...

Two Things Mainstream Pundits Get Wrong in Their Current Gold Narrative

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold has dropped more than 11 percent from its all-time high of just over $5,102 an ounce in January, and selling pressure continues to dominate the market. A well-established mainstream narrative is driving the bearish sentiment. However, while seemingly plausible on the surface,...

DOJ Health Fraud Bust in Minn. Led to Suspect Jumping From Roof

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Over $90 million in allegedly stolen health care funds. A major federal law enforcement operation in a Democratic-governed state. More than a dozen arrests. And one suspect allegedly jumping off a roof to evade arrest. That was the chaotic scene in Minnesota on Thursday, where Trump administration officials...

Farmland Prime for Data Centers, But at What Cost?

(Lauren Jessop, The Center Square) Data center developers are increasingly targeting agricultural land for new projects, and residents in affected communities are mounting opposition, concerned about the industrialization of their farmland. At the same time, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is pursuing two priorities that can be difficult to balance: attracting...
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