Gold Price Dips as Fed Leaves Rates Steady to Start New Year
Since about mid-2024, inflation has been tracking closer to the 2 percent target set by G7 central banks. Since then, the US Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark rate by…
Pinnacle Provides Update on Proposed Acquisition of El Potrero Gold-Silver Project in Mexico
(TheNewswire) As the proposed acquisition is subject to TSX Venture Exchange (the ‘TSXV’) acceptance and the transaction is considered by the TSXV to be a ‘Fundamental Acquisition’, Section 3.5 of…
Scorched-earth Shanahan: RFK Jr’s former running mate threatens political war against confirmation opponents
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former presidential running mate Nicole Shanahan called out various senators by name, warning that she will fund primary challenges against them if they oppose confirming Kennedy…
No 2 Republican Steve Scalise lays out government funding strategies, with fiscal deadlines looming
DORAL, Fla. — House Republicans have their work cut out for them in the coming weeks, with three fiscal deadlines looming and President Donald Trump pushing for a very active…
Disgraced ex-Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in bribery case
A judge sentenced disgraced former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison on Wednesday, concluding his trial for a ‘long-running bribery and foreign influence scheme of rare gravity.’…
Dozens of former FBI agents rally around Kash Patel’s confirmation: ‘Lives have been shattered’
A nationwide group of former Federal Bureau of Investigation agents has sent a letter to Senate leadership in support of Trump FBI Director nominee Kash Patel making the case that…
Lee Zeldin confirmed to lead Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency
The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm former Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the government’s leading agency on environmental rules and regulations. President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin, who previously served…
‘What a jacka–‘: Conservatives hammer Dem senator’s ‘droning monologue’ during RFK Jr hearing
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., was blasted by conservatives on social media on Wednesday over his contentious line of questioning toward President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary nominee,…
Howard Lutnick, Trump Commerce secretary pick, says it’s ‘nonsense’ that tariffs cause inflation
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, told senators the argument that tariffs cause inflation is ‘nonsense’ during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. ‘The two top…
Lee Zeldin faces Senate confirmation vote to lead Trump’s EPA
The Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to confirm former Rep. Lee Zeldin to head the government’s leading agency on environmental rules and regulations. President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin, who…