More border lies: President Joe Biden called the border bill that failed in the Senate the “toughest set of reforms to secure the border ever” and promised that “voters are going to know that just at the moment we were going to secure the border and fund these other programs, the MAGA Republicans said ‘no.’”

• False. The House of Representatives already passed the toughest set of reforms in May 2023. H.R. 2—the Secure the Border Act—would have done what the bipartisan deal only pretended to do: Stop the flood of illegals. It’s been sitting on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y., desk ever since. Check out what Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., had to say. 
• Heritage pulled out all the stops to expose the Senate bill; our work gained plenty of notice, with Elon Musk retweeting a post on X by Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts. See that here.

Read more about how bad the Senate bill is here. And why H.R. 2 would provide real border security, here.

Dishonest: Despite its quietly held reservations about Ukrainian government corruption, the Biden administration wants to send billions more to Ukraine, much of which would not go toward military aid.  

• “All nonmilitary assistance, including humanitarian assistance, to Ukraine, should largely be paid for by European taxpayers,” write Senior Research Fellow Max Primorac and Senior Policy Analyst Wilson Beaver. 

Read the new report here. 

Interference: The House Judiciary Committee released emails revealing how far the Biden administration went to attack “disinformation.” 

• “This site caters to people who are anti-vax,” wrote Biden senior advisor Andrew Slavitt to Amazon staff.
• Amazon later changed its algorithm to bury certain “anti-vax” books.

Get the whole story here. Plus: Find out which book the White House wanted Amazon to ban here.  

What: Heritage runs a free, two-day, intensive training program called Ready, Set, HILL! for conservatives aspiring to work on Capitol Hill. 

Why: The country needs more conservative professionals who are trained and effective serving House and Senate members.   

Where: The training can be completed virtually or in person in Washington, DC.   

When: Applications are due on Feb. 26. The training will be held on Feb. 29 and March 1. Learn more here.  

• Biden’s Chaotic News Conference Fails to Put Concerns About Mental State to Rest—Tyler O’Neil  
• EXCLUSIVE: D.C. Medical Examiner Confirms It Will Not Immediately Destroy Baby Bodies—Mary Margaret Olohan
• Here’s What Happens If Trump Gets Kicked Off the Ballot: Unprecedented Violations of Basic Due Process—Hans von Spakovsky 
• Britain’s Disastrous Path to Net Zero Is a Warning to the U.S.—Andrew Puzder 
• HB 47: The Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act—Sarah Parshall Perry 
• House Bill 1264 Would Make Indiana’s Elections More Secure—Zack Smith 
• Only the FDA and Vaccine Manufacturers Know What’s in Your mRNA Shots—David Gortler 
• Voters Want Meaningful Reforms to Stem Illegal Immigration—Simon Hankinson 
• Stop Allowing Noncitizens to Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation—Lora Ries and RJ Hauman  
• Israel Aid / Red Sea Operations Supplemental—Max Primorac 
• Americans in Crosshairs of Cost-of-Living Crisis—EJ Antoni 
• The SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act: Revenue Estimates and Analysis—Preston Brashers, Brian O’Quinn, Ph.D., and Parker Sheppard, Ph.D. 
• Precarious Year Ahead for the Korean Peninsula—Bruce Klingner 
• The Left’s Global Networks Take Aim at President Milei—Mike Gonzalez 

Andy Puzder, Heritage distinguished visiting fellow, former chief executive of CKE Restaurants, and economic expert, joined Fox News’ “Varney & Co.” to discuss the mounting U.S. deficit, which the Congressional Budget Office predicts will hit $1.5 trillion this year. Watch the clip here.