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California Planning to Purge 5 GOP U.S. House Seats
(Headline USA) California Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts. A draft plan that’s circulating aims to boost the Democratic margin to 48 of California’s 52 congressional seats, according to a source familiar with the plan who was…
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Netanyahu Plans Full Israeli Occupation of the Gaza Strip
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to order the full Israeli military occupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports on Monday, which means a significant escalation of the genocidal war is likely coming. According to Ynet, President Trump has given Netanyahu a “green light to launch a more aggressive…
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U.S. Moves Dozens of F-16s Closer to the North Korea Border
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) Washington is boosting its military presence on the Korean Peninsula by creating another super squadron near the demilitarized zone. The move follows North Korea saying it will only engage in talks with the US if Washington drops its demand that Pyongyang give up its nuclear weapons. The US has relocated 31…
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DOJ to Present Russiagate Hoax to a Grand Jury for Criminal Charges
(Headline USA) Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed that the Justice Department move forward with a probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, following the recent release of documents about collusion between the Obama administration and the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign. Bondi has directed a prosecutor to present evidence to a grand jury after referrals…
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Central Bank Gold Buying Slows in Q2 But Remains Far Above Historical Average
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Letter) Higher prices appear to have put a drag on central bank gold buying. However, the pace of expanding gold reserves remains far above the historical average. Central banks globally added 166 tonnes of gold to their reserves in the second quarter. That was a 33 percent quarter-on-quarter decline and the…
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Is The GENIUS Act a Backdoor to CBDCs?
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Congress recently passed the GENIUS Act, which provides a regulatory framework for private banks and other organizations to develop and operate stablecoins. These are digital tokens which have their value pegged to another “stable” asset, such as the U.S. dollar. There was plenty of cheering from Washington and from…
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Trump Administration Won’t Provide Disaster Relief to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has said that states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a terms document from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The document says that in order to receive funding from the Federal…
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Russia Downplays Trump’s Comments on Nuclear Submarines, Cautions Against ‘Nuclear Rhetoric’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Kremlin on Monday downplayed President Trump’s recent announcement that two US nuclear submarines were being deployed to “appropriate regions” in response to comments from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that US nuclear-armed submarines are always at sea and on patrol,…
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State Department May Require Visa Applicants to Post Bond of Up to $15,000 to Enter the US
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the department said it would start a 12-month…
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Headline Rewind: Our Biggest Scoops from the Week July 28 – August 3
(José Niño, Headline USA) Watch Headline USA’s video breakdown of our best stories from last week, and find the time stamps and links below: 0:20: Judge Cannon: Disclosing Trump Assassination Attempt Evidence Could Damage National Security Judge Cannon: Disclosing Trump Assassination Attempt Evidence Could Damage National Security 1:10: Secret Service Agent Who Made Flawed…
