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House Intel Chief Faces Probe over Dubious National Security Alert

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, is under fire for what many perceive as a fearmongering alert regarding a national security threat arising from Russian nuclear capabilities in space.  The backlash has been so intense that Turner is now confronted with calls from Rep. Angy Ogles, R-Tenn., urging House Speaker Mike…

Epstein Victims Sue FBI for Allowing Sex-Trafficking Network to Operate w/ Impunity

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Twelve anonymous victims of Jeffrey Epstein sued the FBI this week for allowing Epstein’s sex-trafficking network to operate with impunity for years. The lawsuit comes nearly a year after victims filed a complaint with the Justice Department over the matter. The lawsuit suggested that the victims were particularly insulted by FBI…

Why Rising Shipping Costs Won’t Cause Inflation

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Defining inflation as “rising prices” creates all kinds of confusion. As I explained in-depth, historically, inflation meant an increase in the amount of money and credit in the economy, or more succinctly, an expansion in the money supply. Rising consumer prices – price inflation – is one symptom of…

Fed Bank Bailout Program Ends in March… Then What?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The bank bailout program established by the Federal Reserve in the wake of last spring’s banking crisis is scheduled to shut down on March 11. Then what? There are a lot more questions than answers. For instance, will the Fed blink? And if it doesn’t, how will the end…

Law-Enforcement Officials Warn That Terrorists Are Targeting Small-Town America

(Gwendolyn Sims, Headline USA) Country-music superstar Jason Aldean may have intended his recent hit “Try That in a Small Town” as a warning to big-city interlopers. But now, it seems, some terrorists may view it as an invitation. And just as the song suggests, one local law-enforcement official is advising that citizens should to be…

Former CEO: High Interest Rates ‘Killing’ Companies as Layoffs Continue

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) President Joe Biden is blaming corporations for high prices and “shrinkflation.” Business executives and many economists disagree, arguing the real problem is inflation created by federal deficit spending policies. Ahead of the Super Bowl, Biden tweeted a video saying, “While you were Super Bowl shopping, did you notice smaller-than-usual products…

Federal Spending Remains on ‘Unsustainable Long-Term Fiscal Path’

() A Ccongressional watchdog told President Joe Biden and Congress on Thursday that the federal government is on an “unsustainable long-term fiscal path.” The report from the U.S Government Accountability Office comes a week after a Congressional Budget Office report found federal spending is projected to remain unsustainable in the decades to come. “The federal…

Why is the FBI Still Communicating w/ Wuhan COVID Collaborator?

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic wrote to FBI Director Chris Wray on Friday, asking why one of his special agents is in touch with Ralph Baric, the epidemiology professor at the University of North Carolina, who has been described in legal disputes as a “close collaborator with the Wuhan Institute of…

House GOP Grills IRS Head over Partisan Leaks, Nonprofit Favortism and Other Concerns

() Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel responded to a range of concerns from lawmakers Thursday from the controversial $600 reporting rule to leaks at the agency. The questions came during the House Ways and Means Committee hearing, where a key topic was a controversial IRS rule that would subject Americans who send more than…