* Guest: Bryan Rust, Over the past 50 years, The Rust Family has been working to educate customers about precious metals - FreeWaterCoinCo.com
* Honest Money Report: Gold - $2785.80 Silver - $21.55.
* No survivors expected in Potomac air crash; 27 bodies recovered - UPI.com
* Charlie Kirk calls out Republican senators for trying to force a SECRET VOTE to block Tulsi Gabbard - TheBlaze.com
* Shame! Trump signed more executive orders on his first day in office than any other president in history.
* Security agents escorted the inspector general of the USDA out of her office Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by President Donald Trump - Reuters.
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, reportedly earlier informed colleagues of her intention to stay, arguing in an email obtained by the outlet that Trump's termination orders "do not comply with the requirements set out in law and therefore are not effective at this time.
* "These rogue, partisan bureaucrats who have weaponized the justice system against their political enemies are no longer fit or deserve to serve in their appointed positions, and they have been relieved of their duties in order to make room for qualified individuals who will uphold the rule of law and protect Democracy," the White House statement stated.
* Meta to Pay $25M to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit - The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended following Jan. 6 - Annie Linskey.
$22M will go toward a fund for Trump’s presidential library, with the rest going to legal fees and the other plaintiffs who signed onto the case. Meta won’t admit wrongdoing. Trump signed the settlement agreement Wednesday in the Oval Office.
* Federal Reserve Pauses Rate Cuts Key rate left unchanged at first meeting of Trump's second term - Rob Quinn.
* Stocks Drop After Latest Fed Decision Rate cuts may be on hold for a while - Newser.com
* Trump Admin Rescinds Freeze on Federal Aid!
* Five-and-Dime Stores - Do You Remember?