President Joe Biden personally apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday for a months-long delay in sending more taxpayer money to Ukraine. Biden made his apology on the world stage during a bilateral meeting in Paris. 'It’s very important that in this unity, the United States of America, all American people stay with Ukraine like it was during World War II.' "I apologize for those weeks of not knowing what was going to happen in terms of funding," Biden said. The president blamed "very conservative" members of Congress for stalling the aid. In reality, a growing coalition of lawmakers are questioning the limitless checkbook that some members of the U.S. government want to extend to Ukraine. The U.S. has now delivered more than $175 billion in aid to Ukraine since the country's war with Russia began — but it hasn't helped Ukraine win. Moreover, the Biden administration has neither given Americans a clear strategic plan outlining how Ukraine wins the war, nor explained why Americans should keep sending their hard-earned dollars to Kiev. The money already sent has not helped Ukraine defeat Russia. Still, Biden promised Zelenskyy that America "is going to stand with you." "We're still in. Completely. Thoroughly," Biden said. — (@) For his part, Zelenskyy told Biden that America needs to support Ukraine in the same way the American war machine supported the Allied Forces in World War II. "It’s very important that you stay with us," he said. "It’s very important that in this unity, the United States of America, all American people stay with Ukraine like it was during World War II — how the United States helped to save human lives, to save Europe." Americans' views about their tax dollars funding the Ukraine-Russia war continue to change. Last fall, a significant share of Americans said the U.S. government was doing too much. But a recent Gallup survey found that the number of Americans who believe the U.S. needs to do more to help Ukraine is growing. The Pew Research Center, meanwhile, found that roughly one-third of Americans believe the U.S. is doing too much. Interestingly, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say the U.S. is doing too much, while Democrats are more likely to want the U.S. to increase its intervention in the foreign war. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former ESPN host Sage Steele said that she doesn't like the idea of a "black national anthem," stating that she believes it is a further separation down racial lines in a time when it is surely not needed.Steele remarked on how she believes it promotes segregation on an episode of her podcast with musician Reggie Watts."I don't like this whole 'black national anthem' thing," Steele began. She then laughed when Watts revealed that he had never heard of the song. "It's newer from the last couple of years and it's at the Super Bowl," Steele explained.The song, titled "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was performed by singer Andra Day before Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024. Steele said she believes the whole idea of the United States was people from all walks of life uniting under a common set of ideas."Dude, we're one big melting pot," she continued. "This is good. Why are we now choosing to separate again when we've been in a tough time here the past several years, to say, 'This is only our anthem, but y'all better stand up. Get your ass up.'" "I think we're all Americans and it’s our anthem, and all the immigrants from across the world that have come here stand up for our anthem. They're all Americans," Steele added.'[BLM] wasn't helpful to me. What's helpful is strong, intelligent voices speaking on notions of compassion.' The Black National Anthem Promotes Segregation www.youtube.com Watts said that he felt similarly to groups like Black Lives Matter; he admitted to feeling like there was "a four-month period where that was really cool."However, Watts said he took issue with the idea of identity groups compelling society to change in a way that suits them, likening it to how a "xenophobic" or "racist" group might want others to forcibly conform to their ideology."It wasn't helpful. It wasn't helpful to me. What's helpful is strong, intelligent voices speaking on notions of compassion, talking about science and art; the act of doing," Watts added.Steele called BLM a farce that was blown up for not following through on what it claimed it was representing.Steele's mention of segregation could come directly from the origins of the "black national anthem," which the NAACP said "was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900."The song was first performed in public by a choir of 500 children from the racially segregated Stanton School, the group stated. The racial organization also described the political use of the song during the black civil rights era."Set against the religious invocation of God and the promise of freedom, the song was later adopted by NAACP and prominently used as a rallying cry during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

While most celebrities bend over backwards to hit the right woke talking points when cameras are around, 50 Cent, who's real name is Curtis Jackson, isn't one of them. Alongside civil rights attorney Ben Crump, 50 Cent visited Capitol Hill this week to meet with Republican and Democrat lawmakers. While there, 50 Cent was confronted by a CBS reporter. “We’re heading into another election, so have you made a decision?” the reporter asked the famed rapper. “I’m not sure how to answer that, that question, to be honest with you,” 50 Cent responded, before telling her he hasn’t made a decision. “What do you see is the significance of African American men in this election?” the reporter then asked. “I see them identifying with Trump,” he answered. When asked why he believes that, 50 Cent said, “Because they got RICO charges.” Dave Rubin knows exactly why 50 Cent believes black men will identify with the former president. “The system is going after black people, or has been going after black people in a bit of an odd way over the years, and now we see them doing that to Trump,” Rubin says, explaining 50 Cent’s point of view. “So, Trump is our guy,” he adds. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

The Zotac Zone has caught most other Windows-based gaming handhelds napping as it's arrived with arguably the most compelling package out of all the chief Steam Deck OLED rivals. Top among its credits is its AMOLED screen but it has plenty of other nice qualities too. There is more than just an OLED screen that keeps the Steam Deck OLED at the top of our best handheld gaming PC guide but it is absolutely one of the key reasons why it's so beloved. Whether Zotac's rival can truly compete is something that we'll only know with a longer time with the device but our first play on it has our hopes high. Continue reading The Zotac Zone is the first true rival to the Steam Deck OLED MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GTX 1070 head-to-head

Hong Kong has a surprisingly vibrant car scene for such a built-up city, but the wealth of Hong Kong Island and the stunning mountains and beaches make for great driving roads filled with a lot of suped-up rides. Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown aims to capture these vibes in what it coins as a "lifestyle and social experience that redefines what an open-world racing game can be." Now you can find out if it succeeded in its new Steam demo. Continue reading Ambitious new open-world MMO racing game just got a Steam demo MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best racing games, Best steering wheel for 2023, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown beta dates

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Image: Microsoft Microsoft says it’s making its new Recall feature in Windows 11 that screenshots everything you do on your PC an opt-in feature and addressing various security concerns. The software giant first unveiled the Recall feature as part of its upcoming Copilot Plus PCs last month, but since then, privacy advocates and security experts have been warning that Recall could be a “disaster” for cybersecurity without changes. Thankfully, Microsoft has listened to the complaints and is making a number of changes before Copilot Plus PCs launch on June 18th. Microsoft had originally planned to turn Recall on by default, but the company now says it will offer the ability to disable the controversial AI-powered feature during the setup process of new... Continue reading…

The older iPad Pros are compatible with the second-gen Apple Pencil (pictured) as well as the new Pencil Pro. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge It’s a good time to be a late adopter, as the last-gen M2 iPad Pros are falling to record low prices on their way out the door, allowing you to save anywhere from $200 to $400. Apple’s M4-based iPad Pros may be the hot new tablets for 2024, with ultrathin builds and OLED displays, but 2022’s iPad Pros are still formidable slates for doing just about all necessary iPaddy things. The cheapest way into one of these M2 iPad Pros is the base 11-inch model with 128GB of storage, selling for $599 ($200 off) at Best Buy. Stepping up to the 256GB model runs $699 (also $200 off), and the beefy 512GB is $799 (saving $300). These discounts drop the 2022 11-inch iPad Pro down to the same price as the new 2024 iPad Air that just got the same M2... Continue reading…