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Trump Says Iranian Ceasefire on ‘Life Support’

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and “very weak,” according to President Donald Trump. The president commented Monday during an event in the Oval Office following Iran's rejection of a peace deal proposal over the weekend, which he called a “piece of garbage”...

Accused Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The accused White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooter pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday to all charges, including an attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump.  Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with an attempt to assassinate a sitting U.S. president, transmission of firearms...

Trump: Iran’s Response to US Proposal Is ‘Totally Unacceptable’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran’s response to the latest US proposal to reach a deal was “totally unacceptable,” signaling that the two sides are still not close to reaching a deal. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like...

Netanyahu Says Iran War Is ‘Not Over’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the US-Israeli war against Iran is “not over,” pointing to the fact that Iran still has its stockpile of enriched uranium and maintains its ballistic missile program. “I think it accomplished a great deal, but it’s not over,” Netanyahu...

The Anatomy of a Silver Bull Run and Other Silver News

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver surged to record highs last year, peaking at $84 in December, before climbing as high as $110 early this year. What caused this extraordinary bull run? As the Silver Institute explains in its latest edition of silver news, it was a combination of factors,...

Inflation Is Americans’ Biggest Financial Worry and It’s Not Even Close

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The inflation dragon is alive and well. Last November, Donald Trump called himself “the affordability president.”  However, it appears that the message is falling flat with your average American. Based on a recent Gallup poll, affordability tops the list of Americans’ most pressing financial problems. In...

VA Dems’ Longshot Redistricting Appeal Rattled by Typos

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Virginia Democrats are seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court review the state high court’s ruling against their redistricted map, but the filing was marred by a series of typos that undercut the seriousness of the appeal. State Democrats on Friday asked the Virginia Supreme Court to...

Rubio Defends New US Sanctions on Cuba, Targeting Military-Run Conglomerate GAESA

(Headline USA) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday defended the Trump administration's decision to slap new sanctions on Cuba, the largest of which is against Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., a business conglomerate operated by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. In addition to GAESA and its leader, the...

Court Strikes Tariff, Trump Moves Ahead with Replacement

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump's administration signaled Friday it intends to appeal a federal trade court's ruling striking down his 10% global tariff as unlawful, while simultaneously pressing ahead with a separate round of import taxes that could take effect as early as July. American businesses have...

U.S. Farmers Struggling with High Price of Fuel, Fertilizer as Bankruptcies Rise

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) As Congress continues working on the long-overdue federal farm bill, American farmers entering planting season are facing a grim financial landscape. Due to the U.S.-Iran conflict and the Trump administration’s tariffs, American farmers are getting slapped with higher operational costs, which not only raise the...

Iran Warns the US Against Attacks on its Oil Tankers and Other Ships but Ceasefire Appears to Hold

(Headline USA) Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding. Iranian state TV...

Left-Wing Influencer Flirts with ‘Violent Revolution’ Calls after Redistricting Loss

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to reject the state’s redistricted map triggered what critics called an extreme response from a high-profile leftist influencer: “violent revolution.” The remarks came from Hasan Piker, a far-left social media personality known for a long history of inflammatory rhetoric, including past remarks...
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