China Produces "Baby Shahed" Kamikaze Drones For $500

Senate Democrat Blocks Immediate Passage Of House-Passed Data Center Utility Rate Bill Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, A Senate Democrat on Sept. 17 blocked Republicans from moving to immediate passage on the Ratepayer Protection Act, a House-passed law that would encourage states to require data centers to pay for their own energy costs. The U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The bill previously passed the House in a 417-3 vote on Wednesday evening. Though progressives in the lower chamber had expressed concerns about the bill's lack of...

Solid 7Y Auction Prices "On The Screws" With Solid Foreign Demand Today's lone coupon auction, the sale of $16BN in 20Y notes, took place at 1pm, just an hour ahead of the FOMC Minutes release, and the auction was generally very strong, with maybe a one glitch.  The sale stopped at a high yield of 5.122%, up from 4.883% in April, and the second highest in the history of the 20Y auction with just the 5.257% in October '23 printing higher. The yield stopped on the screws with the When Issued...

Warrantless Surveillance Fight Again Ignites Massie vs. Trump Showdown Via The Libertarian Institute President Donald Trump said Congress must extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) even if it means giving up “rights and privileges.” Section 702 allows for the collection of Americans’ data without a warrant.  In a post on Truth Social, Trump urged House Republicans to reject any amendments to the legislation that would extend Section 702. “I am asking Republicans to UNIFY, and vote together on the test vote to bring a clean Bill to the...