Plus: What This Arizona Sheriff Sees While Border Crisis Worsens
March 25 2021
Good morning from Washington, where Republicans challenge Democrats on their legislation to dictate how states hold elections and expand the voting population. Our Fred Lucas has highlights of a Senate hearing on the bill. On the podcast, a veteran New York police detective reflects on sobering anti-police trends. Plus: an American scholar defends the British monarchy; some in the media do see a border crisis; and “Problematic Women” talks military strength with Sen. Joni Ernst. Exactly 110 years ago today, a factory atop a 10-story building in New York City burns down, trapping and killing 146 employees, mostly young women, and leading to strict safety measures for workers.
“Police in 2019 shot under a thousand people and only 54 of those thousand people were unarmed. … most of [the unarmed shot by police] are white people,” says Rob O’Donnell.
“It is very concerning that President Biden would want to keep our defense budget flat, especially at a time when we are trying to ... build up our military after years and years of neglect,” says Ernst.
The left has seized upon Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a crusade to invalidate one of the most consequential conservative institutions.