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(Headline USA) A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when...

(Madeline Shannon, The Center Square) The U.S. Attorney's Office won’t release the subpoenas related to a federal investigation into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s international travel expenses, which The Center Square tried to acquire this week. “Subpoenas are not public record, and our office never releases them,” Lauren Horwood, public information officer...

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals podcast interview, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Chris Powell, secretary and treasurer of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, or GATA. Powell has also served as a director of GATA and was managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut,...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The State Department approved a $24.3 billion sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia. The announcement comes as the Gulf kingdom is requesting military assistance from its allies as it fights a war against Ansar Allah in Yemen.  The sale includes 48 F-35s and 49 engines (48 equipped...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The American war against Iran has cost about $38 billion and placed mounting pressure on crucial weapons inventories. A Financial Times report cited new assessments from the Congressional Budget Office and the Pentagon inspector general that detail the financial and military burden of the conflict. The...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A 112-page report released by three Republican-led congressional committees raised shocking allegations against ActBlue, the Democratic Party's fundraising giant, over its reported unlawful efforts to accept foreign donations. Released Wednesday, the lengthy interim report alleged that ActBlue's policies designed to block what the House Judiciary Committee described...

(Headline USA) A former senior budget official for Connecticut's Democratic governor is now a fugitive in Greece after fleeing the U.S. by boat and plane ahead of his sentencing for corruption, his lawyer and prosecutors told a federal judge on Thursday. Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 70, also sent his attorney a...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump says the war in Iran may be ending soon as Tehran is begging to make a deal. He added that Iranian and American officials recently had direct contact. An Iranian official said talks between the United States and Iran will not resume until...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Asia continues to position itself to challenge Western dominance in the gold market. This is creating high demand for bullion vaulting space in Singapore. The West has dominated the gold trade for years, with London, New York, and Switzerland as major players. However, as...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Kevin Warsh-led Fed is all in on the inflation fight. The question now is: how long will it last? My guess is not very long. As expected, the Federal Reserve nudged interest rates higher by 25 basis points. More significantly, they forecast at least one more...

(José Niño, Headline USA) America’s wealthiest political contributors have overwhelmingly favored Republican candidates in the 2026 congressional elections. A Financial Times report found that 16 of the 20 largest donors supported Republican efforts, while George Soros emerged as the most prominent Democratic contributor. Those 20 donors provided more than one...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Conservative commentator CJ Pearson has registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act to represent XTEND Reality, an Israeli company that develops autonomous drone technology. The agreement will pay him $20,000 each month, per a Politico report based on newly submitted federal disclosures. The filings show that...