(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) – So far in the fiscal year 2024, the federal government has had to borrow about $5 billion every day. The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday the federal budget deficit was $1.5 trillion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2024, which covers October through July. The CBO stated…

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, admits that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “has a point” on the border crisis. The Democratic governor has waffled on his views about the border, opposed border wall funding, embraced so-called sanctuary city status, and blamed the Texas governor for…

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A rural east Texas district attorney has described how the border crisis is impacting her community after two Chinese illegal immigrants were arrested on money laundering charges. Their arrest was not the first where “we have encountered Chinese nationals on the highway engaged in illegal activities. We had another large…

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, reported thousands of dollars in gambling income, according to financial disclosure forms released last month.  In 2023, Chasten earned $6,755 from gambling, with winnings reported from MGM National Harbor ($4,152) and Grand Traverse Resort & Casino ($2,603).  These earnings look like pocket change compared to the…

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner hit the beach in Miami and couldn’t help but smooch in front of the paparazzi....

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(Headline USA) The Biden White House blasted “Squad” Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., for going on an “inflammatory” and unhinged rant after losing her primary race this week. Bush, who lost to Democratic challenger Wesley Bell on Tuesday, sought to intimidate those who helped defeat her, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, while claiming that she…

(Headline USA) Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., continued her underhanded jabs at President Joe Biden this week, admitting she has “never been that impressed with his political operation.” The California Democrat made the comment during an interview with the New Yorker after being asked about her role in coercing Biden to drop out of the…

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold ETFs charted their strongest month since April 2022 in July. Globally, ETFs added 48.5 tons of gold to their holdings last month, with funds in every region reporting increases. A combination of gold inflows and a 4 percent increase in the price of gold drove a 6 percent…

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Industrial and tech demand for gold continued to rebound in the second quarter. Technology and industrial applications consumed 81 tons of gold in Q2, according to data compiled by the World Gold Council, an 11 percent year-on-year increase. The strong second quarter boosted H1 tech and industrial gold demand…