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Iran on the Brink, Minnesota Pushback, Gold Surges, and Earmarks Return to Washington
Trump weighs scaling back Border Patrol in Minnesota amid standoff with state leaders: The president is considering reducing federal agents in Minnesota while sending Tom Homan to negotiate cooperation. Gold surges above $5,000 as BRICS nations push away from the U.S. dollar: China is encouraging BRICS countries to abandon the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency and move toward gold. Republicans revive earmarks to move legislation through Congress: With a razor-thin House majority, Republican leadership is turning back to earmarks, inserting roughly $16 billion in targeted spending…
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