* Clown Question From DOGE: Should Trump’s DOGE go after the BATF?

* 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 - $3035.70 Silver - $33.28.

* Federal Reserve Holds Key Rate Steady Central bank still expects 2 rate cuts this year - Rob Quinn, Newser.com

* Why are US banks flying gold from London to New York?

* Rumble Acquires $17.1M in Bitcoin - Talkers.com

Video-sharing platform and cloud services provider Rumble announces that it has added approximately 188 Bitcoin to its treasury at an average price of approximately $91,000 per coin, consistent with its previously announced Bitcoin treasury strategy to allocate up to $20M to Bitcoin. These holdings have the potential to serve as a valuable hedge against inflation and will not be subject to dilution like so many overprinted government-issued currencies.”

* FBI accuses North Korea of largest crypto hack in history!

* North Korea world’s 3rd largest Bitcoin holder – TheTimes.com, RT.com

* Trump to sign order eliminating Education Department - Where is Congress?

* Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie reintroduce legislation to abolish the Federal Reserve. The bill is titled the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act.

* Republicans introduce impeachment article against James Boasberg, who tried to stop deportations - Newser.com

* Attacks against Tesla property considered 'domestic terrorism' says AG Pam Bondi - USAToday.com

* Musk: There’s a Conspiracy to Kill Me!

* Amtrak CEO steps down amid Musk calls to privatize - TheHill.com

* Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660M for Dakota Access Pipeline protests - USAToday.com

A nine-person jury in North Dakota awarded more than $660M in damages to Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access. Environmental group Greenpeace was ordered Wednesday to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a Texas-based pipeline company for its role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline 's construction in North Dakota.