(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has taken down another bad guy, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for District of Columbia.
Javan King of Laurel, Maryland has been charged with helping himself to thousands of government cell phones while he simultaneously pocketed a...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals Podcast episode (recorded on Thursday, January 29, 2026), host Mike Maharrey interviewed precious metals analyst David Morgan, publisher of The Morgan Report.
Morgan agreed that the move looks parabolic on a chart. He also cautioned against assuming the rally is just retail...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) So, President Trump has announced his pick for Federal Reserve Chairman, and the markets are not pleased.
Everybody seems convinced that Kevin Warsh is a “hawkish” pick, and markets are throwing a temper tantrum because they think he might take the easy money punch...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Global gold demand topped 5,000 tonnes for the first time ever in 2025.
Factoring in the 65 percent price gain, the total value of gold demand increased 45 percent year-on-year to an unprecedented $555 billion.
Fourth quarter gold demand also set a record, coming in...
(Headline USA) A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said.
Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. Senate failed to advance a package of the six remaining federal funding bills Thursday, leaving less than 40 hours until the federal government partially shuts down.
More than $1.2 trillion is at stake in the House-passed legislation, funding State-Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Defense,...
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the city's wealthiest to help reduce a projected $12 billion deficit he says was inherited from the previous administration.
In a highlight of his upcoming budget, Mamndani told reporters on Wednesday that his administration...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump renewed his threats to attack Iran if the Islamic Republic does not comply with his demands. The President claimed that Iran must agree to a new nuclear deal or would be attacked by the “armada” Trump has assembled in the Middle East.
“A massive...
(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) When Janet Jackson’s breast “accidentally” came flying out on live television during the 2004 Superbowl Halftime Show, the NFL tried to pass it off as an innocent "wardrobe malfunction."
Sadly, the league has done little to actually raise the standards in its “Big Game” entertainment selections...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As usual, the Federal Reserve did exactly what everybody expected at its January meeting.
The central bank put interest rate hikes on pause and delivered a generally sanguine view of the economy.
After three consecutive rate cuts, the FOMC held rates between 3.5 and 3.75...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With demand for gold and silver at a fevered pitch, speculative mania has driven premiums in China to extremely high levels, creating tension in the marketplace.
As Bloomberg reported, the precious metals frenzy created by rapidly rising prices has increasingly exposed Chinese investors to high levels...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an immediate halt on new H-1B visa requests by Texas state agencies and public universities, asserting the federal program has been exploited to replace American workers.
Texas Scorecard reports that Abbott issued a directive Monday declaring that "the economy of Texas...