Plus: 6 Falsehoods From DHS’ Post-Title 42 Immigration Plan
December 22 2022
Good morning from Washington, where conservatives continue to fight the passage of a massive spending bill. The “omnibus” package is crammed with politicians’ pork-barrel projects, and Preston Brashers has mystifying examples. On the podcast, FCC member Brendan Carr outlines how U.S. officials could ban Chinese-owned TikTok. Plus: a misleading plan for border security; nine recommended books for Christmas giving; and “Problematic Women” ponders some of the most problematic stories of 2022. On this date in 1956, Ohio’s Columbus Zoo welcomes Colo into the world as the first gorilla born in captivity.
As debate continues on the $1.85 trillion spending bill, Lee is asking for a vote on a key border security measure and pleading with his Republican colleagues to stay in town and vote.
President Biden’s immigration policy is to allow millions to enter the U.S. and claim asylum, despite a low probability that they will qualify, and then refuse to deport those who fail in the process.
Brendan Carr, a GOP member of the Federal Communications Commission, discusses a potential TikTok ban and how the U.S. government would be able to enact and implement it.
