SYNDICATION

(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClear Wire) President Joe Biden wants to add 82,000 more employees to the federal workforce, putting civilian federal payrolls at their highest levels since World War II, according to Government Executive. While the presidential budget is rarely adopted as introduced, the Biden budget plan for FY 2024 is to...

(Alfredo Ortiz, RealClear Wire) Last week marked the two-year anniversary of declining real wages for ordinary American workers due to ongoing high inflation. The latest consumer price index showed prices grew 20% faster than wages over the last 12 months. This sad anniversary is the result of President Biden and Congressional...

(Jon Miltimore, FEE) I have a friend, a very smart fellow, who early in the pandemic began masking. At the time, masks were not being recommended by health authorities, let alone mandated. I didn’t think much about his decision. It didn’t affect me. I was what you might call a mask...

(Headline USA) Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education. The freshman Republican lawmaker filed a bill to ban such offices. Three months later, he...

(Headline USA) It’s almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, and the students in the auto collision repair night class are just starting their school day. One is sanding the seal off the bed of his 1989 Ford F-350. Another is patiently hammering...

(Headline USA) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged on Monday to pass legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling—but only on condition of capping future federal spending increases at 1%—as he lashed out at President Joe Biden for refusing to engage in budget-cutting negotiations to prevent a debt crisis. In a high-profile...

(Headline USA) Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use regulatory powers to exert oversight on the park resort's rides after Disney tried to use legal loopholes to embarrass the governor. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, DeSantis also suggested Monday...

(Headline USA) Two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government, and more than three dozen officers with China's national police force have been charged with using social media to harass dissidents inside...

(Headline USA) Artificial intelligence imaging can be used to create art, try on clothes in virtual fitting rooms or help design advertising campaigns. But experts fear the darker side of the easily accessible tools could worsen nonconsensual deepfake pornography. Deepfakes are videos and images that have been digitally created or altered...

(Headline USA) In the weeks since Communist China's dictator Xi Jinping claimed a third five-year term as president, setting him on course to remain in power for life, leaders and diplomats from around the world have beaten a path to his door. None more so than those from Europe. French...

(Headline USA) Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting at a birthday party Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The shooting happened at the birthday party around 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. There was no...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump has raised more than $34 million for his 2024 White House run since the start of the year. He was buoyed by a big bump in donations since the announcement of criminal charges against him in New York, according to his campaign. His total after the...