SYNDICATION

(Susan Crabtree, RealClear Wire) Former Ambassador Thomas Boyatt, a highly decorated foreign service officer who served in multiple senior U.S. foreign service roles in the 1970s and 80s, has a bone to pick with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Since the chaotic and deadly U.S. exit from Afghanistan, Blinken has...

(Philip Wegmann, RealClear Wire) As President Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, a majority of American voters are dissatisfied with his stewardship of the U.S. economy. Aware of the general angst among the electorate, Biden is threading the needle by saying he’s running on the strength of his overall...

(Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney's lawsuit against him as politically motivated, and said it was time for the iconic company to stop enjoying favorable treatment in his state. Disney sued DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s appointment of a board of supervisors in its self-governed theme...

(Headline USA) As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy---drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds---an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment. Tirzepatide, an Eli Lilly and Co. drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes under the brand name...

(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClear Wire) In his 2024 Budget Request, President Joe Biden is asking Congress to approve a $4 billion raise for his Treasury Department to finance hordes of new workers and overhaul tax collections, according to the Treasury Congressional Budget Justification. In total, the Treasury wants appropriations of $20.3...

(Paul Sperry, RealClear Wire) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky isn’t the only one demanding more military assistance from President Biden to protect Kiev from Russian forces. So too is a close Delaware friend and financial backer of Biden, who owns several luxury car dealerships around the Ukrainian capital. By sending billions...

Note: Headline USA’s policy is not to use pronouns in stories involving transgender individuals whose preferred pronouns differ from their biological ones. (Headline USA) Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the Montana House floor after disrupting floor debate and helping to orchestrate an attempted insurrection at the state...

(Headline USA) An Iranian court issued a $312.9 million judgment against the United States over a 2017 Islamic State-claimed attack on Tehran, authorities said Wednesday, the latest judicial action between the nations amid their decadeslong enmity. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, in reporting the decision, offered no direct evidence to...

(Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday, on the second leg of his four-nation trip, as the possible rival to Donald Trump seeks to build his diplomatic profile ahead of a widely anticipated presidential campaign launch. Leading a trade mission from...

(Headline USA) Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out, the Justice Department's second-highest-ranking leader told prison wardens gathered for their first nationwide training since revelations that a toxic, permissive culture at a California prison allowed abuse to run rampant. The policy of allowing transgender male prisoners to...

(Headline USA) Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he would forgo another presidential bid of his own and instead endorse President Joe Biden's reelection. The far-leftist socialist, who was Biden's chief rival in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, told The Associated Press that he would “do everything I can to see...

(Headline USA) Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting Saturday, in another easing of China's “zero COVID” policies. Travelers can instead show a negative antigen test result taken within 48 hours before boarding, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters Tuesday. The...