Defunding

Biden Civil Rights Nominee Says She Does ‘Not Support Defunding the Police’

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Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday that she does not support defunding the police as Republicans accused her of partisanship and grilled her for past advocacy and publications. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), asked Clarke about her op-ed in Newsweek, headlined: “I …

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Just 18 Percent of Americans Support Defunding the Police, Poll Finds

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Only 18 percent of Americans support slashing funding to the police, according to a new poll. Another 58 percent of respondents said they oppose the “defund the police” movement, which is often synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the Ipsos/USA Today survey. Just 28 percent of black respondents and 34 percent of respondents …

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OMB Director Russ Vought on Bolstering the U.S. Navy and Defunding Critical Race Theory Trainings

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If we measure a navy’s size solely by the number of battle-ready ships and submarines, China has the largest navy in the world, according to the Department of Defense. While China continues to grow and modernize its naval capabilities, the U.S. Navy has suffered decades of cuts to shipbuilding and maintenance, according to Russ Vought, …

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Sen. Joe Manchin: ‘Not One’ Democratic Senator Supports Defunding Police

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said that not one Democratic senator supports the “defund the police” movement or slogan—in the latest rebuke to the Black Lives Matter-backed proposal. Manchin, along with other moderate Democrats in Congress, has flagged the “defund” slogan as one that likely cost Democrats seats in the Senate and House—pushing back against claims …

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