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U.S. Antimony breaks ground on expansion project
Gov. Greg Gianforte joined community leaders and executives from United States Antimony Corporation last week to celebrate the groundbreaking on a new expansion at the facility near Thompson Falls. In 1969, USAC was established in Montana to mine...

U.S. Congratulates Palau on Its Independence Day
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio wished Palau a happy Independence Day on October 1st, 2025, the 31st anniversary of the country’s establishment as an independent nation. “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the...
U.S. Antimony Books First $10M DOD Order Under "Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity" Contract
United States Antimony announced Tuesday that it has received a $10 million delivery order under its newly signed indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity sole-source contract with the US Defense Logistics Agency. The order covers 315,000 lbs. of...
U.S. Gold Corp advances CK Gold toward feasibility as Keystone Project gains...
U.S. Gold Corp. Chairman Luke Norman joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s two flagship assets, highlighting steady progress at the CK Gold Project in Wyoming and a renewed strategic focus on the Keystone...

American Airlines And Delta Lead The Way For Flight Disruptions Following U.S. Government Shutdown Announcement
**Updated on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 3:45 P.M.** The fear has become a reality. The U.S. government just announced a shutdown. The impacts will be felt across the United States. This includes National Parks. Former NPS employees are urging...

U.S. Government Shuts Down As Democrats Hold Washington Hostage
The U.S. federal government headed into a ‘shutdown’ on October 1 after Congress failed to pass funding legislation for fiscal year 2026 before the September 30 deadline. The shutdown began after Democrats blocked a short-term funding measure...
U.S. $37 Trillion In Debt, Cannot Provide Free Healthcare For ‘Illegal Aliens’ Amid Shutdown – White House
The White House Spokesperson, Karoline Claire Leavitt, has said that the United States of America cannot provide free healthcare for immigrants, whom she described as “illegal aliens” in the country. Leavitt said this during a press conference on...

United States Senate Rejects Democratic Stopgap Spending Bill, Pushing Nation Toward Government Shutdown
In a tense and sharply divided vote on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, the U.S. Senate failed to advance a Democratic-backed stopgap spending bill, bringing the federal government perilously close to a partial shutdown as current funding is set to...

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales Convenes New World Screwworm Working Group in Texas with Local, State, and Federal Stakeholders
"We truly need an all-hands-on-deck response to keep this deadly parasite away from the United States" Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS) — Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) hosted a New World Screwworm (NWS) Working Group...

U.S. takes stake in lithium mining company in joint venture with GM
The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the miner, which is based in...

U.S. Government shuts down as parties clash over substantial cuts to healthcare
At a minute past midnight, the government shut down after the U.S. Senate failed to reach a continuing resolution to fund the government through November. Robert Fields | WVOW News WASHINGTON, D.C. The federal government shut down at midnight...

U.S. government takes a stake in Vancouver-based Lithium Americas
The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world's largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a five per cent equity stake in the miner, which is...

U.S. citizen sues federal government over ICE arrests
An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with...
U.S. vice president warns prolonged gov't shutdown will lead to layoffs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned on Wednesday that a prolonged federal government shutdown will lead to layoffs, blaming the Democrats for the current stalemate. "Let's be honest, if this thing drags on for...

U.S. government shutdown has halted SEC IPO processing, freezing major planned listings
The shutdown of the U.S. government on Wednesday has stopped the comeback of the IPO market just as it was gathering speed, according to Reuters. Deep fights between Congress and President Donald Trump over federal funding shut down large parts of...

U.S. LNG Exports Hit Record for Second Straight Month
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – U.S. LNG exports hit a record in September at 9.4 million metric tons, beating their previous record of 9.3 million MT in August, according to preliminary data from financial firm LSEG. The increase...

U.S. just didn’t get China, Bolton says
The U.S. got it wrong on China. China now is seen as the main threat to Western democracies over the coming decades “and I don’t think we’re prepared for it on a number of levels,” said John Bolton, former national security adviser to President...

United States and Coalition Partners to Scale Back Military Mission in Iraq, Transitioning to Long-Term Security Partnership
In a significant development reflecting evolving geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East, the United States, in coordination with its coalition partners, has announced plans to scale back its military mission in Iraq. The decision, revealed by...

U.S. Visa restrictions reversal came at no financial cost
President John Dramani Mahama has made it clear that the recent lifting of U.S. visa restrictions on Ghanaian nationals was achieved purely through diplomatic engagement, with no financial agreement involved. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony...

U.S. shutdown curbs embassy communications in Cyprus as 750,000 federal workers furloughed
The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus announced that its social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, "X") will not be updated regularly during the U.S. government shutdown, except for urgent safety and security information. Despite the budget impasse in...