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(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Biden-appointed judge is seeking to block Americans from seeing White House videos that highlight Democrats' opposition to tax cuts and other policies the Trump administration says benefit American taxpayers. Trump administration's videos have been characterized by Democrats and other Trump critics as political campaign ads funded...

(Money Metals News Service) Money Metals podcast host Mike Maharrey interviewed Steve Penny, founder of SilverChartist.com, about precious metals investing, silver’s sharp correction, gold’s outlook, and strategies for navigating volatile markets. Penny described a plan that combines physical metals, mining stocks, and options trading, while keeping long-term holdings separate...

(Headline USA) The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent. The investigation has been underway for several months, but...

(Headline USA) The Trump administration said Friday that it has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot air defense interceptors for Ukraine after Kyiv had accused the Pentagon of delaying delivery of the vital munition needed to stop Russian ballistic missiles. The State Department said 500 Patriot missiles are...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement working with Texas law enforcement arrested more than 4,000 illegal foreign nationals in 10 days in Texas without incident. The news comes as an ICE officer was indicted Friday on a charge of aggravated assault in Houston. Through Lone Star Mission,...

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Multiple law enforcement agencies joined together to execute warrants across the Twin Cities, raiding several locations Thursday. This comes as fraud investigations are ongoing throughout taxpayer-funded programs in Minnesota. “#FBIMinneapolis with federal and state partners conducted court-authorized investigative activity at multiple sites in ongoing efforts to...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Adm. Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, visited the White House on Thursday to brief President Donald Trump on military options for attacking Iran, The Wall Street Journal has reported. The meeting marks a rare in-person briefing between Trump and the CENTCOM chief, who is known...

(Headline USA) Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial attack ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, is off the air after the Republican spent about a quarter of what his campaign initially said it would invest to run it. Ramaswamy said during a campaign appearance...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called on Jared Kushner to immediately remove himself from Middle East and Ukraine negotiations.  In a letter sent Thursday, Raskin pointed to fresh reports that Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, tapped secret slush...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A lady exchanged C$90,000 in gold and cash for some noodles and bottled water. That doesn’t sound like a very good deal, does it? In fact, she was a victim of a scam. It seems like everywhere you turn, somebody is trying to steal your wealth....

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The gold-silver ratio is expanding again. This could signal that silver is setting up to resume its bull run. However, plenty of headwinds continue to buffet the market. What Is the Gold-Silver Ratio? The gold-silver ratio shows how many ounces of silver it takes to...

(Nolan McKendry, The Center Square) A New Orleans engineering firm that has contributed $115,000 to a political action committee closely aligned with Gov. Jeff Landry has been selected by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for work related to SpaceX's planned project in Vermilion Parish. Royal Engineers & Consultants...