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Netanyahu Says the Trump Administration Gives Him Reports on Iran Talks Every Day
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called me from his plane on…
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Trump Says US Military Has Started Blockade on Iranian Ports as Iran Calls It ‘Piracy’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military has begun enforcing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran has denounced the move as “piracy.” US Central Command said the blockade will aim to impede the passage of all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, including those in the…
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Record Armada of Tankers Bound for U.S. Gulf to Load Oil
(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) An unusually large number of crude oil tankers on the open seas has the American Gulf coast as a destination as the ships are redirected to load cargoes bound for markets around the world already experiencing shortages. Second-term Republican President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media that “massive numbers”…
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Man Accused in Molotov Cocktail Attack of OpenAI CEO’s Home Charged with Attempted Murder
(Headline USA) The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home had written about AI’s purported risk to humanity and traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, authorities said Monday. Authorities allege 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m. Friday, setting an exterior gate…
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Fellow Dems Call for Rep. Swalwell’s Resignation amidst Expanding Sex Scandal
(Headline USA) Fellow Democrats are abandoning Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for California governor in droves after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a former staffer, with a growing number urging the congressman both to quit the race and resign his seat in Congress. Swalwell has denied the allegations, which he has said “are absolutely false.”…
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Mass Shooting Kills 1 and Injures 6 at a Chick-fil-A
(Headline USA) Police say one person was shot and killed and six others were injured in what they call a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union, New Jersey. Investigators do not believe the attack at about 9 p.m. Saturday was random, according to a press release issued Sunday from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. No…
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Navy to Blockade Iranian Ports Monday at 10 A.M.
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in…
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CPI Spikes on Energy Prices But That’s Not the Real Inflation Story
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The expected surge in prices due to the Iran War showed up in the March CPI data. However, it doesn’t tell the real inflation story. Without a doubt, price inflation is up. The cost of the basket of goods the BLS uses to calculate the CPI rose 0.9 percent…
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Chinese Sulfuric Acid Export Ban Could Exacerbate Physical Silver Shortage
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A move by China could exacerbate already tight silver supplies. Chinese officials have indicated they will stop exports of sulfuric acid beginning next month. The ban could last through the rest of 2026. According to Mining.com, “Some sulfuric acid producers in the country recently received notifications about the change, and…
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Pausing White House Ballroom Construction Would Harm National Security, Judge Told
(Headline USA) A federal judge must reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, an appeals court ruled on Saturday. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it did not have enough information to decide how much…
