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A Weak Economy Could Have Consequences For Democrats. Will Voters Want Change? <[link removed]> - The latest data from the Department of Commerce shows gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in the first quarter even more
than originally estimated, falling 1.5% <[link removed]>, the first downturn since the pandemic’s onset. Just as economic growth has turned on its heels and headed backwards, so too has the White House’s messaging on the economy notably shifted. Heritage Experts: EJ Antoni <[link removed]> and Joel Griffith <[link removed]>
Biden’s Executive Order on Policing Misses Mark <[link removed]> - As important as what’s contained in the executive order is what’s not contained in it: It makes no provision to put more cops on the street today. It makes no provision to put more cops on the street in the long run. And it makes no provisions to encourage federal and state prosecutors to increase their prosecutions of violent crimes, drug trafficking, or other crimes that cripple the public’s sense of safety and security. If the Biden administration was serious about protecting minority members of communities around the country, these are the steps it would be taking. Sadly, once again, the Biden administration has made playing politics its priority instead of meaningfully addressing the problems facing police and the public safety of the communities they serve. Heritage Expert: Zack
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China, Russia Again Block UN Action on North Korea <[link removed]> - The United States will find a willing partner in newly inaugurated South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol <[link removed]>, who has vowed to pursue a tougher policy against North Korea <[link removed]> than his predecessor, Moon Jae-in. Yoon can be expected to support sanctions enforcement more strongly, condition any benefits to North Korea on progress toward denuclearization, and place greater emphasis on strengthening the alliance with the U.S. The U.S. has recently sanctioned small tranches of North Korea entities, but continues to refrain from actions against Chinese banks and businesses. Washington should move against all entities for which it has evidence of malfeasance. The U.S. could impose billion-dollar fines on Chinese banks, as it did against European banks for money laundering for Iran, declare them as primary money laundering concerns, and freeze assets. Heritage Expert: Bruce Klingner <[link removed]>
The Justices Didn’t Lie About Roe v. Wade – and Democrats Know It <[link removed]> - Within hours of the publication
of the leaked first-draft opinion <[link removed]> in
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization … Senate Majority Leader
Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued a statement <[link removed]> accusing “Republican-appointed Justices” of having “lied to the U.S. Senate.” Two days later, Schumer identified <[link removed]> the “lie” as “misrepresenting their views” during their confirmation hearings “on respecting precedent when it came to decisions like Roe.” There is definitely some serious misrepresentation going on about what was said in those hearings about Roe and Casey, but it’s not coming from the Justices. Heritage Expert: Thomas Jipping <[link removed]>
President Biden’s “Equity Action Plans” Reveal Radical, Divisive Agenda <[link removed]> - Race-based policies are anathema to the ideals of the United States, and the nation made them illegal in 1964 with the Civil Rights Act, signed by President Lyndon Johnson. The act finally put into operation the 14th Amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws,” which was adopted in 1868. The Biden Administration’s Equity Action Plans trample on these ideals and laws, and Congress must stop them from being implemented. Heritage Experts: David Ditch <[link removed]>, Mike Gonzalez <[link removed]>, Hans von Spakovsly <[link removed]>,
and Erin Dwinell <[link removed]>
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