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Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

The number of properties foreclosed in March as well as the first quarter of this year registered an increase amid elevated interest rates, according to real estate data company ATTOM.

A sign posted in front of a home for sale in Stockton, Calif., on April 29, 2008. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

“There were a total of 35,890 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in March 2025,” the company said in an (more…)

Authored by Randy White via AmericanThinker.com,

The tariff doomsday machine is roaring again.  This time, it’s over talk of a 50% tariff on certain imports.  

Predictably, the panic-peddlers are out in force, warning that such a tariff means retail prices will skyrocket 50%.  

It’s an easy line to chant, but it’s wrong — flat wrong — and anyone with a basic grasp of economics should know (more…)

One of the key architects of the Trump administration's campaign to slash foreign aid has been fired from the State Department after less than 90 days on the job, according to the WSJ, citing US officials.

Pete Marocco last month. Photo: kent nishimura/Reuters

Pete Marocco, who oversaw the closure of USAID and briefly led the foreign-assistance mission at State, worked closely with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), yet at times clashed with (more…)