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(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) White House officials urged a group of state attorneys general to partner with the Trump administration to combat fraud in welfare programs and hold fraudsters accountable. “One of the things we’ve realized in combating fraud is that the resources of the federal government, while vast,...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) signaled he is not walking away from politics just one week after losing his Republican primary to a Donald Trump-backed challenger, filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission for a potential 2028 campaign while leaving open the possibility of running for...

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump's emerging agreement to conclude the Iran war is drawing fierce pushback from hawkish Republicans who argue the deal risks squandering American military gains and leaving Tehran in a stronger position than before hostilities began, Fortune reported. The proposed arrangement that Trump described as...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the United States committed a “flagrant violation” of the ceasefire between the US and Iran, a statement that came a day after the US military said that it launched strikes against targets in southern Iran. The...

(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) Maryland Governor Wes Moore today signed a bill removing sales taxes from purchases of gold and silver, reversing course after a massive backlash over the past year from the public, precious metals dealers, and sound money experts. In a highly controversial move...

(Phil Davidson, The Center Square) Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Discord, a popular and free communications platform, for allegedly allowing child predators to groom and exploit kids while deceiving parents and the public about the safety of its platform. In October 2025, Paxton opened an investigation into Discord after...

(Mark Stricherz, The Center Square) Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist from Vermont, has spent nearly $608,000 on private jets, chauffeured cars, and upscale hotels since last year through his campaign fund, an investigation by The Center Square found. Sanders is barnstorming the country on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour,...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Earlier this month, the Indian government hiked the import duty on precious metals from 6 percent to 15 percent in an attempt to moderate the country's trade deficit and support the rupee. How will this tax increase likely impact the gold market in India? Not as much...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) We talk a lot about sound money around here. Primarily, we focus on the financial impacts of unsound fiat currency on the American people. It steals their wealth and robs them of purchasing power. However, there is another pernicious aspect of fiat money that gets...

(Johnny Edwards, The Center Square) Atlanta's city government gave a Muslim activist group that raised money for Gaza a $35,000 donation on top of $250,000 in federal grants, a continuing investigation by The Center Square has found. The donation came from taxpayer funds and was among four payments made to the...

(Headline USA) Voters in Texas will see little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday. But that's only if they stay away from screens. There were no public campaign events scheduled for Sen. John Cornyn nor state Attorney General Ken Paxton on the final day of their more...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a long post on Truth Social on Monday that it should be “mandatory” for Arab and Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel as part of any Iran deal, and threatened that if the condition isn’t...