Plus: Biden Wants to Underfund Defense Department While Asking It to Do More
April 14 2021
Good morning from Washington, where many policymakers aren’t interested in Election Day irregularities in some states. Fortunately, others are. On the podcast, our Virginia Allen talks with investigative reporter M.D. Kittle about what he’s dug up in Wisconsin. President Biden’s budget plan for the Pentagon doesn’t make sense, Fred Bartels writes. Plus: House Republicans try again to protect babies who survive abortion; how red states hope to slow Biden administration priorities; and Americans’ shrinking freedom. On this date in 1775, the first American organization dedicated to abolishing slavery is founded in Philadelphia by French-born Quaker Anthony Benezet.
A Democratic operative gained unprecedented access to the center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where officials counted ballots on election night, Matt Kittle of Empower Wisconsin reveals.
America’s top competitor, the Chinese Communist Party, understands the nature of long-term competition. China’s defense budget has increased year after year for at least 30 years.
Since President Biden was sworn into office, Republican states have sued the administration on policies related to climate change, energy, immigration, and taxation.
The Biden administration is seizing increasing amounts of power for itself through a slew of executive orders, without the consent of the people, or Congress.
