Politics
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Fed Chair Powell Tells the Truth: “We Don’t Know!”
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In a rare moment of honesty, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admitted he and his fellow central bankers don’t know what they’re doing as they wrapped up the May Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. As was expected, the Fed held interest rates steady at the meeting, taking a…
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Homeland Security Implements Real ID Enforcement
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday the implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide. “REAL ID helps ensure that travelers are who they say they are and prevents fraud by criminals, terrorists, and illegal aliens,” Secretary Kristi Noem said. “Enforcing federal law will…
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A Surge of Gold into Asian ETFs Drove Global Holdings Higher in April
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Flows of gold into Asian ETFs exploded in April, driving global ETF gold holdings higher for the fifth straight month. Last month, 115.3 tonnes of gold poured into gold-backed funds globally. It was the strongest month since August 2022. A combination of additional gold and the surging price pushed…
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Israeli Military Lists Returning Hostages as Least Important Goal for Gaza
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Israeli military has listed the return of the remaining Israeli captives in Gaza as its least important goal in its plans for an escalated assault on the Strip, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. According to the report, retrieving the hostages was placed last in a list of six objectives. Those goals include:…
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Vance Says US-Iran Talks Are ‘On the Right Pathway’ But Repeats False Claim About Uranium Enrichment
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that negotiations between the US and Iran are “on the right pathway,” although he repeated a false claim that no other country in the world besides Iran has a nuclear enrichment program without a nuclear weapons program, a talking point first used by Secretary of…
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Kash Patel Seeks a Bigger Budget for the FBI
(Headline USA) The man who once promised he’d close the FBI’s headquarters and turn it into a “museum for the deep state” is now seeking a bigger budget for the bureau. FBI Director Kash Patel broke with the Trump administration Wednesday over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau, telling lawmakers, “We…
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Gates Foundation Announces Impending Closure
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In its first 25 years, the Gates Foundation became one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and one of the most powerful institutions in global health — an accomplishment that carried both accolades and controversy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 2000 by the merger of two family…
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Prince Andrew Rocked by O’Keefe Bombshell: ‘He Was F***ing Underage Girls’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Prince Andrew is under renewed fire after journalist James O’Keefe released an undercover interview Wednesday afternoon, featuring one of Andrew’s alleged former advisers. The man, John Bryan, claimed the royal had sexual relations with minors. O’Keefe published the footage on social media on Wednesday, showing a covertly recorded conversation with Bryan, a man…
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Israeli Minister: Gaza Will Be ‘Totally Destroyed,’ Population Will Be ‘Concentrated’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that within a few months, the Gaza Strip will be “totally destroyed” and the entire Palestinian population will be “concentrated” into a tiny area in the southern part of the Palestinian territory before being forced to leave as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign. “Within…
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Russia Says It Will Implement Three-Day Ceasefire Despite Ukraine’s Rejection
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Russian officials said Tuesday that Moscow intends to implement a three-day truce with Ukraine that starts at midnight on May 8 but vowed any Ukrainian attacks during that time will be met with a response. The ceasefire will coincide with Russia’s celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory against Nazi…
