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JD Vance Casts Tie-Breaking Vote To Kill Venezuela War Powers Resolution
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to kill a Venezuela War Powers Resolution that sought to prevent another US attack on the country without congressional authorization. The Senate was deadlocked at 50-50 on a point of order vote to strip the War…
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Gold $5,000 and Silver $100: The 2026 Crisis Signal
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of Money Metals’ Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues that the most important economic warnings rarely arrive with flashing lights. They show up first in markets, and right now, he says, precious metals are doing the talking. Maharrey opens by comparing forecasting to seeing “in a…
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‘Chattahoochee’ Songwriter Dies At 78; Made Country Music Country Again
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Jim McBride, a former postal worker from Alabama whose ability to write catchy country songs inflected with honky-tonk flair resulted in a long string of hits for artists like Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings and Conway Twitty, died on Jan. 7 in Huntsville, Ala. He was 78. His death, at a…
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Federal Officer Shoots Illegal Immigrant after Being Attacked in Minneapolis
(Headline USA) A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on the social media platform X that federal law enforcement officers stopped a person from Venezuela…
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Protected Status to End for Somalis in U.S.
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) While fraud investigations surrounding millions of taxpayer dollars and day cares in Minnesota continue, the Trump administration ended temporary protection status for Somalis. The status change is expected to impact the nearly 2,500 Somalis living in the United States under TPS and another 1,400 with pending applications. However, between 80,000…
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FBI Searches a Washington Post Reporter’s Home as Part of a Classified Documents Investigation
(Headline USA) FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump’s federal government reforms, had a phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized in…
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Florida Officers Wounded in Ambush While Stopping Suspect in Fatal Shooting, Police Chief Says
(Headline USA) Two police officers were shot Wednesday while responding to shots fired at a business in the city that is home to the University of Florida, but they didn’t have life-threatening injuries, officials said. The two responding officers were ambushed as the suspect was trying to leave a Gainesville, Florida business district, busy with…
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Gates Foundation Unveils $9 billion Budget and Plans to Cut Staff
(Headline USA) The Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend a record $9 billion in 2026, maximizing its spending in key areas such as global health. At the same time it will begin reducing the number of staff positions it has by as much as 500 over five years. This announcement comes in the…
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As Trump’s Envoy, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Says He Wants to Meet Greenlanders and Not diplomats
(Headline USA) While President Donald Trump says he will take action on Greenland whether its people “ like it or not, ” his newly handpicked U.S. special envoy is setting off on his own approach. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, appointed in December, has said he is not interested in meeting diplomats. The Republican has not…
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Secret Service Reportedly Ran Undercover Operation Where Agents Posed as Journalists
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Secret Service Director Sean Curran launched an undercover operation involving agents posing as journalists in an attempt to catch agents leaking information, according to Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree. Crabtree, who frequently breaks stories about the Secret Service, revealed the operation on Twitter/X on Tuesday—alleging that the operation targeted some…
