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A closer look at the federal agency that sparked former President Donald Trump's first federal indictment shows that it has embraced far-left diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The little-known federal agency called the National Archives and Records Administration was thrust into the national spotlight after it tipped off the U.S. Department of Justice over Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents. On its website, the agency calls itself a "nonpartisan, independent" group. A deep dive by The Center Square into its records show it has embraced ideology around gender and race and has reportedly been unwilling to hand over some records of President Joe Biden to investigators. In its 2022 budget request, the federal agency asked Congress for more than $28 million and nearly 150 news staff to “advance racial equity and support underserved communities.” “A program increase of $20,052 thousand and 144 FTE to advance racial equity and support unde

“My question is simple: What are Robin Vos and Kathy Bernier afraid of?” - Rep. Janel Brandtjen No one is any closer to an agreement on just what happened during the 2020 election in Wisconsin after the latest election hearing at the Capitol. The Wisconsin Elections Commission testified before the Assembly’s Committee on Campaigns and Elections. “A lot of the concerns about the November 2020 presidential election are based on assumptions that lack full understanding of election policies, laws, and technologies. Other concerns expressed to this committee have alleged startling claims of fraud without evidence,” WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe told lawmakers. “Nearly all of these concerns can be easily explained and understood once placed in context of how our election systems work.” Wolfe said WEC has worked hard to answer questions about the state’s voter rolls, vote count, and allegedly fake voters. On Wednesday the Commission said one of those accused fake voters, a man by t