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(Steve Miller, RealClear Wire) New York City’s school system went on a spending spree during the pandemic, thanks to the  $7.5 billion in federal money it received as part of a $189 billion national relief package aimed at addressing education problems incurred by lockdowns and school closures. Although the funds were...

(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClear Wire) The PACT Act, a new law that expands health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances, will cost $130 billion more than expected. The act faced a contentious battle on Capitol Hill last summer, with veterans camping out on...

(Jon Miltimore, FEE) My 9-year-old son and his teammates often buy Skittles at wrestling tournaments. Their theory is that eating them before matches gives them energy — especially certain colored ones. “The red ones make you kick a**,” one boy told me. (I told him that’s good but that he shouldn’t use that...

(Abdul--Rahman Oladimeji Bello, Headline USA) U.S. Senator Jon Tester, D-Mont., said on Monday that Biden should be held responsible for letting China successfully gather intel by invading U.S. airspace and floating its way across the country. Tester's concern grew exponentially after NBC News reported on the extent of Chinese air...

(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) A defiantly reserved and icily calm Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from alleged hush-money payments made years ago to porn star Stormy Daniels.  The former president made his way in a multi-car motorcade Tuesday morning from Trump Tower...

(Ezekiel Loseke, Headline USA) Rosaria Butterfield--a former lesbian, tenured English and Gender Studies professor and racial leftist, who is now a conservative Christian, homeschooling mother and wife--wrote a powerful article denouncing the use of transgender pronouns that was published Monday. The article bears the title, "Why I no longer use...

(Abdul--Rahman Oladimeji Bello, Headline USA) Three Democrat Tennessee lawmakers were pulled from committee assignments and now face potential expulsion from the state legislature after participating in a protest at the state capitol building. House Republicans voted on Monday to strip state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin J. Pearson and Gloria...

(Corine Gatti, Headline USA) Residents of Chicago’s South Side are facing an uncertain future as the booming development around the $500 million Obama Presidential Center threatens to expel former Obama voters from their homes. The longtime residents of the South Side are being forced to sell their homes--one longtime resident painfully...

(Robert Jonathan, Headline USA) Fugitive ex-Maryland official Roy McGrath has died following an armed encounter in the Knoxville, Tenn., area with FBI agents who were seeking to arrest him on a warrant. An FBI statement did not make clear whether McGrath shot himself or whether he was shot during a...

(Headline USA) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., teased a possible Senate run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year, saying she is considering a number of career options, including “higher office.” When asked by Politico this week about a potential Senate run, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Don’t ask me that question… Print that.” Ocasio-Cortez admitted...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Some of the world’s most powerful businessmen are having their connections to Jeffrey Epstein scrutinized, thanks to recent action in two lawsuits against JPMorgan Chase for allegedly helping him finance his human trafficking network. According to reports, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon was deposed this week as part of a...

(Headline USA) Following a wave of backlash, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors dropped a controversial “decarceration” proposal that would have emptied out the city’s jails. The move came in spite of already rampant crime in the city, fueled by George-Soros-backed District Attorney George Gascón's refusal to prosecute certain...