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Sen. Bernie Moreno Says His Ex-Son-in-Law Max Miller Shouldn’t Be in the House
(Headline USA) U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said his former son-in-law, U.S. Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X on Sunday. Moreno, who has been publicly restrained in recent months as the…
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Michigan House Republicans Release Records on Benson’s SPLC Ties
(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) Michigan House Republicans say newly obtained records show Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson maintained ties to the recently indicted Southern Poverty Law Center after taking office. The records come amid ongoing scrutiny of Benson’s relationship with the organization following a federal indictment announced in April. “The people of Michigan…
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US Starts Bombing Iran After Trump’s Threats
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command announced on Wednesday night that it began launching airstrikes against Iran, hours after President Donald Trump threatened a response to an Iranian missile attack on a US base in Jordan. CENTCOM described the attacks as a “powerful response” to the attack in Jordan, though the extent of the US…
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Kamala Harris Moves to $8.5M Mansion in 94% White Neighborhood
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Vice President Kamala Harris has long spoken about the importance of being surrounded by other black or minority Americans. But her new $8.5 million home is located in an exclusive Malibu neighborhood where the population is overwhelmingly white. Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, purchased a 4,000-square-foot mansion in Point Dume,…
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Gay, Jewish Leftist AG to Skip Dem Convention Over Party’s ‘Antisemitism’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Michigan Democratic Party is expected to draw major figures to its August nomination convention, but one high-profile Democrat will not be attending: Dana Nessel, the state’s current gay, Jewish attorney general. Nessel, a left-wing prosecutor, said at a roundtable on Thursday that she will skip the convention because of her party’s…
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Treasury Yields Spike As Fed Defies Hike Calls
(José Niño, Headline USA) Long-term U.S. borrowing costs reached levels unseen in nineteen years this week after the Federal Reserve declined to tighten policy, and the Financial Times reports the move has widened investor doubt over the central bank’s grip on inflation flowing from President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Wednesday’s announcement pushed the 30…
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Spain’s Socialist Leader Offers Vague Response to Border Invasion
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez offered a vague response Thursday after thousands of migrants stormed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, ordering government resources to the city while avoiding any direct mention the crisis. The crisis broke out Thursday afternoon as thousands of illegal aliens, presumably of Moroccan nationality, crossed into the…
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Richest 1% Owns Half The Market
(José Niño, Headline USA) A widely circulated post from the Kobeissi Letter told followers that the United States’ richest 1 percent now hold 50.1 percent of all equity and mutual fund wealth. Kobeissi Letter tweeted, “BREAKING: The wealthiest 1% of US earners now own 50.1% of US equity and mutual fund holdings.” To put this…
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Paulson: We’re Still in the Early Stages of a Gold Bull Market
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Remember the gold bull market of 2025? According to billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, it’s still going on. Gold peaked just over $5,500 an ounce in January, before sharply correcting. After a brief surge of safe-haven demand in the early days of the U.S.-Iran conflict, it has traded range-bound…
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It’s Raining Gold in Antarctica!
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If you want gold, you generally have to go to a place like Money Metals and buy it. Or, if you’re adventurous, you could dig it out of the ground. Of course, mining gold is hard, expensive, dirty work. It’s not for the faint of heart. So, what if I were…
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Ex-DOJ Employee Indicted for Doxxing Immigration Agent
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former legal assistant for the Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office was indicted last month for releasing the identity of a Homeland Security Investigations agent who was working on a multi-agency immigration enforcement operation in Texas last year. The doxxing of the agent led to a Mexican national threatening the agent.…
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Arrests Hit Record As ICE Resumes Detention Reporting
(José Niño, Headline USA) Immigration and Customs Enforcement broke a months long data blackout this week, and the figures it finally posted reveal an agency arresting people faster than at any point in Donald Trump’s second term. Immigration researcher Austin Kocher reported on his Substack that ICE held 65,765 people in civil detention as of…
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HUD Opens Civil Rights Probes Into Campus Housing
(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal housing regulators have turned to college dormitories, opening civil rights investigations into two flagship public universities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is examining campus housing at the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota after complaints alleged both schools operate residential communities along racial lines, Just…
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With a Struggling Bond Market and Persistent Inflation, Investors Are Turning to Tangible Assets Like Gold
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The bond market has been struggling for the last year-plus, with some analysts saying we’re in the early stages of a secular bear market. This has forced investors to reconsider the role of bonds in a balanced portfolio, with some pivoting to tangible assets with value – like gold. Over…
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Inflation Pain Is Worse Than the CPI Indicates, But You Already Knew That!
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) We all intuitively know that prices are rising faster than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicates. We feel the pain every time we go to the grocery store or gas station. But just how much is price inflation impacting us here on Main Street? I started pondering this question…
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Lindsey Graham Eulogized as an ‘American Original’ at Services Drawing World Leaders in Washington
(Headline USA) Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington. Graham’s flag-draped casket arrived for a tribute at the U.S. Capitol, where the Republican…
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Trump and Netanyahu Meet for the First Time Since Launching the Iran War
(Headline USA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump met at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since they launched a joint war against Iran, offering a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship. The closed-door meeting lasted nearly an hour and a half and was “positive…
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Joe Biden Interview Audio Reveals Him Discussing Sensitive Information
(Headline USA) Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020. About three hours of audio and 117 pages of transcripts — with many redactions —…
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ActBlue Faces Scrutiny Over Michigan Woman’s $100K+ in Donations
(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) ActBlue is facing scrutiny after a report last week raised questions about thousands of political donations made in the name of an 88-year-old Michigan woman. The story caught national attention after Michigan Enjoyer reporter Charlie LeDuff posted a video interviewing Elizabeth Waffle of Milan, Michigan. “I doubt it,” Waffle…
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Zelensky To Meet With US Senators as Russia Sanctions Vote Is Expected
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) All 100 members of the US Senate have been invited to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday evening, when he will be in the US to attend the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, Reuters reported on Monday. Zelensky’s meeting with US senators will be around the same time that…
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SCOOP: FBI’s Terrorism Case Against Homeless Man Collapses
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In November 2024, the FBI arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a homeless man who was supposedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange—a case involving at least three undercover FBI agents and an informant. But less than two years later, the government’s case against Yener has collapsed after a jury found…
