On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to chronicle the devastation linked to popular mail-order abortion drug mifepristone, preview the pro-life movement's get out the vote midterms strategy, and discuss how Democrats' radical abortion policies square with Americans' opinions on life in the womb.
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Plus: A U.S. indictment alleges Super Micro Computer employees smuggled high-end Nvidia chips to China. And Jeff Bezos in talks to raise $100 billion for AI manufacturing fund. Julie Chang hosts.
Contributing editor Eli Lake joins us on this Friday to discuss the media's emerging quagmire narrative a mere 20 days into the war with Iran and what an American victory will look like, and how the attempts to mollify Iran in the past have led to the current unlikely regional coalition. Plus, how the Middle East conflict impacts the Indo-Pacific region and the Ukraine war.
Jody Potts-Joseph is the first Hän Gwich’in woman to compete in Alaska’s famed Iditarod sled dog race. The musher and cast member on the reality TV show “Life Below Zero: First Alaskans“, says she was raised in the basket of a dog sled. She has raced in more than a half-dozen pro dog sled competitions, but this was her first attempt at the grueling 1,000-mile Iditarod. We’ll hear about the race and her work raising sled dogs.
We’ll also hear from athletes who competed in the annual Arctic Winter Games, held this year in Whitehorse, Yukon. In addition to common winter events like curling and figure skating, the games include traditional Indigenous competitions including single foot kick, knuckle hop, and stick pull.
GUESTS
Jody Potts-Joseph (Hän Gwich’in), Iditarod musher, environmentalist, traditional tattooist, and athlete
Kyle Worl (Tlingit, Deg-Hit’an Athabascan, and Yup’ik), traditional games coach and athlete
Candice Parker (Nome Eskimo Community), Arctic sport coach for Team Alaska
Joanna Hopson (Iñupiaq), Arctic games coach and athlete for Team Alaska
Emelia Maring (Gwich’in First Nation from the Inuvik Native Band), member of Team Wainman
The Postal Service says it's facing a "severe financial crisis." Postmaster General David Steiner testified before a House subcommittee this week and said that the USPS was struggling and could “be out of cash in less than 12 months” unless something changes. Today, we check the finances of the postal service. And later, war in the Middle East is driving up fertilizer and diesel costs, worrying U.S. farmers during planting season.
Iran continues attacks on energy sites. President Trump asks Japan for war support. TSA shortages cause airport chaos. CBS News Correspondent Cami McCormick has these stories and more on the World News Roundup.