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February 15 2023
Good morning from Washington, where members of Congress worry about the Biden administration’s “weakness” in the face of Chinese aggression. Samantha Aschieris reports. Why is a foreign organization that attacks conservative U.S. news outlets getting tax money? Fred Lucas has the story. On the podcast, a mother who lost a seat on a state school board because she opposes socialism isn’t cowed. Plus: Tony Kinnett exposes an education group’s decision to move its conference over “abortion access”; Tyler O’Neil on new criticism for the FBI’s foray into investigating Catholics; and Virginia Allen on the explosion of Chinese nationals at the border. Seventy years ago in Davos, Switzerland, Boston resident Tenley Albright, 17, becomes the first American female to win the world figure skating championship.
The Virginia state Senate blocked this mom’s appointment to the state Board of Education after she defended the Declaration of Independence and Constitution and criticized communism.
“Biden’s administration has consistently demonstrated weakness, showing a willingness to act against adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party only after … public outcry,” says Rep. Mark Green.
Two agencies aligned with the State Department give a combined $330,000 to the British-based nonprofit Global Disinformation Index, which targets conservative news sites.
An education organization moves a previously scheduled conference in Texas to Colorado, saying it wants to make sure abortions are available for attendees.
Decadeslong mantras about “vanishing habitat” and ever-growing threats to wildlife long have been used to justify locking up more land through federal ownership or other restrictive measures.
Brian Burch, president of Catholic Vote, warns against a “pattern of anti-Catholic bigotry” at the Justice Department that represents “the new Inquisition” against Catholics.
House Republicans demand answers about a new classification system that allows the CDC to record the reasons why Americans refused to take one of the COVID-19 vaccines.
