US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba that if necessary, Washington will assist Ukraine in “regaining control of its land by force if necessary.” Vladimir Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, has frequently indicated that he wants to annex all of Russia’s claimed regions, including Crimea. According to a readout of the conversation provided... 

The US State Department has issued its first gender-neutral passport, and will soon let any applicant pick an ‘X’ instead of a traditional male or female option. Commenters online rolled their eyes at the government’s priorities. The State Department announced the issuing of the passport on Wednesday, with spokesman Ned Price declaring that the US “continues to take steps to demonstrate our...