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  • Trump Reinstates FBI Whistleblowers Punished by Biden, Grants Back Pay

    (Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel claimed on Thursday that nearly a dozen whistleblowers punished by the Biden administration would be reinstated with back pay. Patel said that 10 FBI agents would be impacted and added that their security clearances would also be restored. The move will likely come in the form of…

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  • JD Vance Trolls Reporter Who Asked About DC Approval Ratings

    (Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Vice President JD Vance had a snappy comeback for a reporter who claimed that “polls” showed DC residents opposed the federal takeover of the nation’s capital. Vance was at Union Station on Wednesday visiting National Guard troops deployed to crack down on lawlessness when he was posed the question. “Polls show…

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  • Thousands of Migrant Kids Released to Complete Strangers under Biden

    (José Niño, Headline USA)  More than 11,000 migrant children were placed with adults who didn’t undergo background checks, according to new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa showcased in a press statement published on Monday.    Grassley previously sent a letter to HHS inquiring about the status of these child…

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  • Biden’s Top Adviser Only Met Him Twice in Two Years

    (Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of Joe Biden’s top spokesmen confessed Thursday that he only interacted with the former president twice in two years of service. Ian Sams, a special assistant to Biden and senior adviser in the White House Counsel’s Office, made the remarks during a deposition with the House Oversight Committee, according to…

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  • L for Letitia: Appeals Court Overturns $550M Fine Imposed on Trump

    (Headline USA) A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a finding that he overinflated his property values to obtain loans—even though Trump repaid those loans and even though the banks never complained. The ruling spares Trump from a potential…

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  • Report Warns U.S. National Debt Predicted to Pass $53 Trillion by 2035

    (The Center Square) By fiscal year 2035, the national debt is set to surpass $53 trillion, or 120% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, according to a new estimate by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The updated number – which CRFB reached by assuming that all current trade deals and tariffs remain in…

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  • Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel

    (Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon is planning to spend at least $3.5 billion replenishing weapons it has used defending Israel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited budget documents “prepared through mid-May,” meaning the $3.5 billion doesn’t include the cost for the US-Israeli war that was launched against Iran starting on June 13 and lasted 12…

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  • Cops Arrest Man Who Threw Dildo at WNBA Players

    (Headline USA) An Ohio man was arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday. It’s the latest development in a string of disturbances where similar toys were tossed at WNBA games across the country, resulting in at least three arrests. Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio,…

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  • July Corporate Bankruptcies Hit Highest Level Since 2010

    (Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Corporate bankruptcies hit a 14-year high in 2024, and the pace continued through the first seven months of 2025. This should throw cold water on those who imagine the U.S. economy is booming, and it underscores the Catch-22 facing the Federal Reserve as it wrestles with interest rate policy to battle sticky…

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  • UBS Raises Its Gold Price Forecast Projecting New Record Highs

    (Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Earlier this month, Citi raised its gold forecast. Another big bank, UBS, has now followed suit. The Swiss investment bank nudged its Q1 2026 forecast gold price by $100 to $3,600 an ounce. This would mean new record highs over the next six months or so. Gold hit a record…

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