SYNDICATION

(Mike Stenhouse, RealClear Wire) America’s upcoming 250th birthday should be a patriotic celebration of our inalienable and constitutional rights and recognition of our American birthright of liberty. Instead, patriotism is systematically being de-institutionalized across our country. Ronald Reagan warned in the1980s of the dire consequences of the failure to institutionalize “informed...

(Bianca Gracia) As a nation, we have always been proud of our generosity and compassion towards others, especially those who are less fortunate. But we must not forget that our first and foremost responsibility is to take care of our own citizens before we extend our help to others, including illegal...

(Madison Hirneisen, The Center Square) Maryland officials said Wednesday the current criteria for the selection of the new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters puts the “finger on the scale” toward Virginia, arguing the criteria needs to be re-evaluated to ensure a fair process. Maryland leaders made their case Wednesday for why...

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) President Joe Biden presented a tax plan specifically targeting wealthy individuals and corporations, fueling nearly $5.5 trillion in new taxes that he claimed will reduce the U.S. budget deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next 10 years. In the same conference, Biden announced a 5.2%...

(Headline USA) Viktor Bout, a former Russian arms dealer who was released from prison in the U.S. by President Joe Biden in a widely criticized swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner in December, unveiled an exhibition of his artworks at a Moscow gallery this week. Bout, widely known abroad as the...

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) The Marine Corps is being asked by four members of Congress, led by a practicing doctor from North Carolina, to reach out to and return thousands of Marines expelled because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Wednesday’s letter to Gen. David Berger, commandant of the Marines, cited “unprecedented...

(Emma Waters, RealClear Wire) Medical professionals and the public are pushing back against radical gender ideologies that have claimed the minds, bodies, and lives of too many children. Those at war against biological sex are losing — but only if the ERA is defeated, too. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Defense has been unable to get a clean audit for decades, which limits the effectiveness of the U.S. military, according to a government report. That means the most complex federal agency also remains the only one that has been unable to fairly...

(Headline USA) Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the senator said. The Kentucky senator, 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington when he tripped. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment, spokesman Doug Andres said. McConnell’s...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A federal judge in Florida ruled Wednesday that the Biden administration's “catch-and-release” border policy, in which foreign nationals in the country illegally are released into the U.S. instead of being deported, is unlawful. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has argued since she filed a lawsuit challenging the...

(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClear Wire) In a rare moment of bipartisanship in Washington, Congressional leaders from both parties strongly criticized the former Architect of the Capitol, Brett Blanton, for scandals that came to light in a recent Inspector General’s report. He earned an annual salary of $187,000 for years. The Architect of...

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) U.S. Health and Human Services has proposed a controversial rule change that would roll back Trump-era conscience protections for healthcare workers. Congress already has laws on the books to "protect the rights of individuals, entities, and health care entities to refuse to perform, assist in the...