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Rep. Ro Khanna To Force a Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Next Week

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said on Wednesday that he will force a vote on a War Powers Resolution meant to prevent President Trump from attacking Iran without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Khanna, and several other...

Vietnam Cracks Down on Gold Smuggling in the Midst of Red-Hot Demand

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold demand has reached such a fevered pitch in Vietnam that the government is taking aggressive measures to crack down on smuggling. I often talk about the fact that gold is money. In Vietnam, consumers are using it that way. According to a report...

No! The National Debt Problem Isn’t Getting Better!

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I see a lot of people out there in the world of social media claiming that Trump is solving the debt problem. One woman insisted that "Trump is paying down the debt!" However, despite all the talk about DOGE and spending cuts, despite all...

Paper Promises vs Physical Reality: The Silver Market’s Breaking Point

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey opened with a blunt reminder from Thomas Paine that cuts straight to the heart of today’s monetary debate. “Money is money and paper is paper. All the inventions of man cannot make them...

Report: Trump Close To a Major Attack on Iran That Will Be Bigger Than 12-Day War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration is close to launching a major attack on Iran as it continues a massive buildup of military forces in the Middle East, according to a report from Axios reporter Barak Ravid. Sources told Ravid that the potential US attack on Iran would likely be...

Republicans Retain Georgia Senate Seat

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square)  Republican Steven McNeel won the District 18 Georgia Senate post, staving off a Democrat who took the majority of the votes in the initial contest. Former Fort Valley City Councilman LeMario Nicholas Brown received 40.58% of the vote in Tuesday's runoff, more than the nearly...

Zuckerberg Testifies at Trial Accusing Social Media Firms of Addicting Kids to their Platforms

(Headline USA)  Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not “robotic.” Zuckerberg's testimony is part of an unprecedented social media...

Eric Trump Invests in Israeli Drone Company Seeking Pentagon Contracts

(José Niño, Headline USA) Eric Trump is investing in an Israeli drone manufacturer competing for Pentagon contracts while his father controls the executive branch overseeing defense procurement, according to the Wall Street Journal. The president's son serves as a strategic investor in Xtend as part of a $1.5 billion deal...

Huckabee Says US and Israel ‘Absolutely Aligned’ on Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that the US and Israel are “absolutely aligned” on the need to “deal” with Iran as Washington continues building up its forces in the Middle East to prepare for a potential attack on the Islamic Republic. Huckabee made...

Report: New Subpoenas Issued in Inquiry on Response to 2016 Russian Election Interference

(Headline USA)  The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government's response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. An initial wave of subpoenas in November asked recipients...

​​Michigan Man Sentenced in $2.5M Pandemic Aid Scheme

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) A Shelby Township man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar pandemic relief fraud scheme, federal officials announced. Samer Kammo, 46, was sentenced in Detroit by U.S. District Judge Jonathan J. C. Grey after pleading guilty...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Pushes for War on Iran While Admitting US Troops Could Be ‘Hit’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) From Israel on Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pushed for a US war against Iran while acknowledging that US soldiers in the region could get “hit” by Iranian counterattacks, a risk he said was worth it. “Could our soldiers be hit in the region? Absolutely, they could....
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