Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Don’t Count on Lower Electricity Prices in 2026

(Lauren Jessop, The Center Square) For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more than a pipe dream. It’s not an unexpected blow, despite moves from the Trump administration and state regulators to keep prices in check. Why?...

WATCH: Report: Americans are Still Paying Off Credit Debt from Last Christmas

(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) If your last-minute Christmas shopping requires a credit card, you are not alone. According to a new WalletHub report, many Americans are still paying off credit card debt from last Christmas. “What we found is that through the end of the third quarter 2025, we're sitting...

Trump Administration Moves to Overhaul How H-1B Visas are Granted, Ending Lottery System

A press release announcing the new rule says it is “in line with other key changes the administration has made..."

Christmas Eve Eve Gold Rush: $4,500 Gold, $70 Silver, and a New Monetary Regime

(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey kicks off this Money Metals Midweek Memo a day early, calling it a “Christmas Eve Eve” episode and warning up front that it will be shorter and more informal. But even in holiday mode, he says he can’t ignore what’s happening in metals right now, because...

2025: Hundreds of TdA Members Indicted in 10 Months, Including on Terror Charges

Two major indictments were unsealed in New York and Texas charging TdA cofounders and top leaders with terrorism – the first charges of their kind...

Record School Spending Fails to Reverse Decline in Test Scores

Since 2002, K-12 public school spending has increased by more than 35%, yet enrollment has dropped 2.1%...

Trump Says US Will Keep Seized Venezuelan Oil and Tankers

Trump officials have used legalistic language to justify the seizures and forced transfer of the cargo...

Silver, Gold and…Peppermint?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) You know what I miss? Christmas specials. Yes. I am a grownup. But I still love the Christmas specials. Snoopy decorating his doghouse. The Grinch folding up the Christmas tree like an umbrella and stuffing it up the chimney. Frosty the snowman melting in...

FedEx Secures Massive Federal Contract While Replacing American Workers With Foreign H-1B Hires

Beyond Texas, FedEx announced plans to eliminate 611 Memphis workers after losing an automotive manufacturing client...

Medicaid Paid More Than $207 Million for Dead People Under Biden

(Headline USA) Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But the department's Office of Inspector General said...

Noem Offers $3,000, Free Flight for Migrants who Sign Up to Leave

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square)  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem raised her incentives on Monday for illegal migrants who volunteer to return home before the end of the year as part of a program to lower deportation costs for taxpayers. Noem had a new offer of $3,000 stipend and free...

Lawmakers to Hold Bondi in Contempt if All Epstein Files Not Released

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Frustrated with a lack of cooperation from the U.S. Department of Justice, the lawmakers responsible for forcing the release of government files on Jeffrey Epstein are threatening legal repercussions. Led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Congress last month overwhelmingly passed the...
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