Democrats Rushed to ‘Reimagine’ Policing in Washington State. Now It’s Unsafe.

Plus: EXCLUSIVE: 3 Plead Out in California Election Fraud Case as Councilman’s Trial Proceeds January 26 2022 Good morning from the nation’s capital, where liberals continue to play dumb about their role in encouraging rampant crime. From Seattle, Jason Rantz recounts what police “reform” has brought to Washington state. Fred Lucas reports on the prosecution of a local election fraud case in California. On the podcast, we examine President Biden’s missteps in foreign policy. Plus: Russia again threatens Ukraine; and the administration falls short with COVID-19 tests. On this date in 2005, President George W. Bush appoints Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state, making her the highest-ranking black woman to serve in a U.S. president’s Cabinet. COMMENTARY [Democrats Rushed to ‘Reimagine’ Policing in Washington State. Now It’s Unsafe.]() [Democrats Rushed to ‘Reimagine’ Policing in Washington State. Now It’s Unsafe.]() By Jason Rantz With total control of the state Legislature, Democrats used the 2021 legislative session to rush through sweeping “reforms” that dramatically changed policing in the state. [More]() NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: 3 Plead Out in California Election Fraud Case as Councilman’s Trial Proceeds]() [EXCLUSIVE: 3 Plead Out in California Election Fraud Case as Councilman’s Trial Proceeds]() By Fred Lucas Three of six defendants have pleaded no contest to charges in an alleged voter fraud conspiracy in California that may have flipped a local election hinging on one vote. [More]() COMMENTARY [I Evacuated Russia During Putin’s 2014 Invasion of Ukraine. What’s Happening Now Is Worrisomely Similar.]() [I Evacuated Russia During Putin’s 2014 Invasion of Ukraine. What’s Happening Now Is Worrisomely Similar.]() By Andrew J. Harding I can vividly recall watching on the television dozens of brown trucks with red medical crosses drive on Ukrainian dirt roads. We soon learned that these conveys were full of Russian soldiers. [More]() ANALYSIS [Biden’s Year 1 Foreign Policy Blunders]() [Biden’s Year 1 Foreign Policy Blunders]() By Douglas Blair “You just go around the world in every region: We’re worse off today than we were a year ago,” says Amanda Rothschild, senior policy director at The Vandenberg Coalition. [More]() COMMENTARY [Biden’s COVID-19 Tests Plan: Too Little, Too Late]() [Biden’s COVID-19 Tests Plan: Too Little, Too Late]() By Doug Badger Now that the omicron variant appears to be receding, the Biden administration, at last, has a plan. [More]() NEWS [1,800 Sign Letter Urging Fidelity Charitable Not to Bow to Leftists’ Demands]() [1,800 Sign Letter Urging Fidelity Charitable Not to Bow to Leftists’ Demands]() By Maggie Hroncich “Americans should be able to donate to charities and nonprofit organizations without the fear of being harassed by left-wing political activists,” says Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts. [More]() NEWS [ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: Transsexual Tears Into Radicals Attacking Women’s Sports: ‘Unfair to Expect Girls to Cede Their Hard-Won Rights’]() [ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: Transsexual Tears Into Radicals Attacking Women’s Sports: ‘Unfair to Expect Girls to Cede Their Hard-Won Rights’]() By Mary Margaret Olohan “Although my testosterone levels have been in the female range for nearly 30 years, male puberty has endowed me with physical advantages,” says Corinna Cohn. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()