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JD Vance to Joe Rogan: US Engaged in a ‘Delicate Diplomatic Dance’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance appeared on an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast that came out on Wednesday and was asked why President Trump keeps claiming that a deal has been reached with Iran but then goes back to bombing the country. The interview, recorded on Tuesday, comes as...

‘We CANNOT Give Up’: Trump Wants ICE to Continue Traffic Stops

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops. It’s not clear whether ICE will quickly reverse course and resume most stops, which have been a key tool...

CPI Cools, But Inflation Isn’t Gone: The Story Behind the Headlines

(Money Metals News Service) The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for June sparked optimism across financial markets, with inflation coming in significantly cooler than expected. Headlines quickly celebrated what appeared to be another victory in the Federal Reserve's battle against inflation. But according to Money Metals Midweek Memo host...

Homeland Security Delays Work Permit Expiration For Haiti

(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal bureaucrats rewrote a deadline on their own timetable, and hundreds of thousands of foreign workers kept their paychecks. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services delayed the day that immigrants from seven countries wracked by violence and disaster may lawfully work here, The Connecticut Mirror reported. The...

CNBC Ranks 10 GOP-Led States as Worst to Live In

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The national news outlet CNBC ranked 10 Republican-led states as the worst to live in its 2026 America’s Top States for Business rankings. Officials from Republican-led Texas, which ranked second to worst for quality of life in CNBC's report, scoffed at the rankings. In its business...

Hegseth Announces New Policy to Test Troops for Low Testosterone

(Headline USA) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their "absolute best.” The new screenings will be conducted annually as part of service members' required medical screenings for those...

Biden DOJ Snooped Through Lawmakers’ Texts Despite Claiming Otherwise

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Special Counsel Jack Smith “secretly” obtained and reviewed the text messages tied to at least 44 members of Congress as part of his investigation into President Donald Trump, according to records released by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The newly released documents appear to conflict with Smith’s sworn...

Widow of Man Killed in Butler Shooting Thinks It Was An ‘Inside Job’

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The widow of the man killed during the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania says she thinks that the attack was an inside job. “I don’t believe there was another shooter there, but I believe he was working with somebody. I...

King: Man Killed in Maine ICE Shooting Not Subject of Investigation

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) A Colombian man shot by ICE agents Monday in Maine was not the intended target of the immigration enforcement operation, Sen. Angus King said. On Monday morning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed the 26-year-old migrant, identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, as...

New York Imposes Temporary Ban on Data Centers

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York became the first state to pause on energy-hungry data centers under an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, which comes in response to concerns about rising utility bills and the regional electric grid. The directive signed by Hochul sets a one-year...

$1 Million in Taxpayer Funds Going Toward Child Endangerment Case

(David Beasley, The Center Square)  An Ohio state board has approved $1 million in taxpayer emergency funding for child protection services in Vinton County, where 16 children were recently taken into custody in one day in what has been described as “an unprecedented child welfare crisis.” Vinton County, with a...

U.S. Inflation Cools to 3.5% in Better than Expected June Report

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  U.S. inflation decreased by 0.4% in June, for a seasonally adjusted total of 3.5% over the year, driven by rapidly falling energy costs, according to a new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Inflation rose by 0.5% in May before declining 0.4%...
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