(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has decided he’s going to continue collecting sales tax on the sale of gold and silver despite a new law repealing the levy and an attorney general opinion calling his line-item veto of the provision unconstitutional. Only five other states…
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite central bank gold buying slowing moderately in the second quarter, it set a record through the first half of 2024. Central banks globally added a net 483 tons of gold through the first six months of the year, 5 percent above the record…
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) It’s no longer a question of whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. It’s a question of how soon central bankers will cut and how big they will go. Last week’s ugly economic reports on manufacturing and employment helped trigger a mini-meltdown in…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) When House Speaker Mike Johnson announced last week a Bipartisan House Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, he said he has the “utmost confidence” that the group will “move quickly to find the facts.” But according to a report from…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last week, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe told Congress that his agents had no idea there was a gunman on the rooftop about to shoot at Donald Trump at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “Neither the Secret Service counter sniper teams, nor…
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) – Newspapers across the country have historically made issue of the race of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris since her first days in public office. Newspaper stories now more than 20 years old have referenced Harris as an Indian-American and as a Black woman. More…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Self-described Republicans have launched a new mobilization campaign in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, in what appears to be a desperate effort to gain relevancy ahead of the 2024 election. The group includes former governors and members of Congress, who, according to a Headline USA review,…
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) – Shoplifting has soared in the U.S. in 2024, forcing many stores to leave cities and continuing a trend in recent years. Shoplifting has risen 24% in the first half of 2024 alone, according to newly released data from the Council on Criminal Justice. The…
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – Energy giant Chevron announced it is relocating its headquarters from San Ramon in California to Houston, Texas. Chevron said it has approximately 2,000 employees in California and will be relocating all corporate staff not supporting its continuing California operations to Houston in the next…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, has conveniently initiated an investigation into America PAC, a political action committee created and funded by tech mogul Elon Musk to support President Donald Trump. The investigation was triggered by efforts to collect voter data in Michigan, a key…