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Lawmakers Discuss Next Steps after Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Ghislaine Maxwell, close associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer the House Oversight Committee’s questions in her virtual deposition Monday. With Maxwell invoking her Fifth Amendment right to any and all questions, the deposition ended early, vexing both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. “This...

Epstein Files Reveal 330 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Purchase on Same Day FBI Opened Sex Trafficking Probe

(José Niño, Headline USA) Newly released government documents show Jeffrey Epstein ordered 330 gallons of sulfuric acid for his private island on the same day federal investigators launched a sex trafficking case against him, according to records released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law November 19,...

Judge Slashes Sentence of Convicted Rapist She Portrays as a Victim 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Kentucky judge sparked outrage after slashing in half a jury’s recommended 65-year sentence for a convicted felon who robbed, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman.  Jefferson County Judge Tracy Davis reduced the sentence of Christopher Thompson on Feb. 2 despite the jury’s recommendation.  Davis’s sentence effectively spared the 24-year-old from what would...

Canadian Bank Ups 2026 Gold Forecast to $6,000

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite the recent selloff, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) remains bullish, forecasting $6,000 gold and $100 silver in 2026. The Canadian bank significantly upped its gold price forecast from $4,500 in October. CIBC analysts extended their bullish forecast into 2027, projecting an average price of $6,500...

War Department Cuts Ties with Harvard, Others Under Review

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) ​​Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cut the military's academic ties with Harvard and called for a sweeping review of all graduate programs with universities, including those in the Ivy League, in the coming weeks. Hegseth said the money the Department of War pays Harvard for...

Demand for Gold in Tech and Industry Was Steady in 2025

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Fundamentally, gold is money, but it does have other practical uses, contrary to what some ignorant commentators might tell you. Gold demand in the tech and industrial sectors was generally flat at 222.8 tonnes in 2025. This was down about 1.5 percent from 226.2...

FBI Held Tabletop Exercise in Summer 2020, Previewing Disputed Election

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI held a tabletop exercise in June 2020 that previewed that year's disputed election and ensuing chaos during the Jan. 6, 2021, election certification process, according to newly released FBI records. Dubbed an “alternative futures exercise,” the FBI’s Boston field office studied possible domestic extremist...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Campaign Responds to AI Video Scandal

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign on Monday did not deny using artificial intelligence to depict Texans in a recent digital ad.  Crockett, seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate, came under scrutiny after her campaign appeared to use AI-generated images instead of real people. Rather than addressing the...

Democratic Groups Took Hundreds of Thousands from ICE Contractor

(José Niño, Headline USA) Two Democratic campaign organizations collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from a private prison company that contracts directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as the party's leaders escalated their attacks on federal immigration operations. The Democratic Governors Association and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association together...

Nike Under Federal Investigation for Anti-White Discrimination

(José Niño, Headline USA)  The nation's top workplace discrimination watchdog made Nike its biggest corporate target yet in the Trump administration's sweeping campaign against corporate diversity programs, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced last Wednesday that it opened an investigation into...

11 of 37 Mexican Nationals Extradited to U.S. Being Prosecuted in Texas

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) ​​Eleven of 37 Mexican nationals extradited to the U.S. from Mexico are being prosecuted in Texas. The extradition was the largest transfer of fugitives in U.S.-Mexican history. Several extradited were captured by the Mexican military. Thirty-seven Mexicans were extradited to 16 districts in 13 U.S. states...

Dozens Arrested During Ongoing Unrest in Minneapolis

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) ​​Anti-ICE protests continued in Minneapolis over the weekend, resulting in dozens of arrests by local law enforcement. Protesters gathered at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Saturday, which was being guarded by officers of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office. Throughout the day, demonstrators got increasingly...
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