Do you think the Russians care one iota about respecting U.S. law?

Well, you probably don’t, but President Joe Biden’s Energy Department is under the impression that President Vladimir Putin and his ilk will honor U.S. law as it relates to sensitive nuclear energy technology in Ukraine.

Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom took over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, after it invaded. On Tuesday, CNN reported that the Department of Energy (DOE) sent Russia an official letter on March 17, 2023, explaining that the power plant “contains US-origin nuclear technical data that is export-controlled by the [U.S.] Government” and could undermine U.S. national security if it fell into the wrong hands.

Ukrainian crew members are currently staffing the power plant while Russia manages it. It was taken off the Ukrainian grid for security purposes.

Per the media outlet, the DOE also let Russia know, “It is unlawful under United States law for non-authorized persons, including, but not limited to, Russian citizens and Russian entities, such as Rosatom and its subsidiaries, to knowingly and willfully access, possess, control, export, store, seize, review, re-export, ship, transfer, copy, manipulate such technology or technical data, or direct, or authorize others to do the same, without such Russian entities becoming authorized recipients by the Secretary of the US Department of Energy.”

At first glance, that letter reads more like the old FBI warning about copying and redistributing VHS tapes than any stern warning of international importance.

Of course, to state the obvious, it was also in violation of Ukrainian law for Russia to invade in the first place, but that didn’t stop the Kremlin from barging right into the country and wreaking havoc. In fact, for seven years straight now, Biden and his Democratic Party have warned that Russia does not respect the American way of life nor its laws and democracy.

It should be noted that as of October 2022, there was “no record of any current authorization to transfer this technology and technical data to any Russian national or entity,” according to the DOE.

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So, what exactly is this letter going to accomplish? Why would Russia — a country that the U.S. will help Ukraine fight until the end of World War III — care about U.S. law?

Isn’t it likely that Russia, alongside its new buddy China, is working around the clock to extract this data in ways unsusceptible to U.S. intelligence?

The real kicker in all of this is highlighted by CNN’s last line. The U.S. has been assisting Ukraine’s nuclear energy plant for quite some time out in the open.

In June 2021, the DOE’s website said that the U.S. “helped implement new maintenance procedures and operations at the reactor that should ultimately strengthen energy security” in Ukraine.

So, the Biden administration is intent on helping Ukraine achieve energy security, yet is content to weaken American energy independence by dismantling our fossil fuels industry and making us rely on foreign nations. In other words: Ukraine first. America last.

The Biden administration official who leads the federal agency that enforces Title IX refused on Tuesday to define a “woman” under oath.

In the midst of a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona danced around the question when asked by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), who focused his inquiry on proposed Title IX changes that seek to block policies that “categorically” ban transgender athletes from school sports teams that match their gender identity, but not their biological sex.

After Clyde explained how Title IX is meant to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs, which he noted had a “historic impact on and girls in women’s sports,” the congressman asked Cardona to define a “woman” while stressing the importance that male and female athletes continue to receive appropriate funding.

What is a woman?

Joe Biden’s Education Secretary REFUSES to answer. pic.twitter.com/JUSWwiJtLR

— Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) April 18, 2023

“Our focus at the department is to provide equal access to students, including students who are LGBTQ, access free from discrimination,” Cardona replied.

Pressed again by Clyde to directly answer his question, Cardona said he believes it is “almost secondary” to his role. Trying one more time, Clyde added some specificity, asking the secretary to explain how the Health and Human Services Department defines a “woman.”

“I lead the Department of Education, and my job is to make sure that all students have access to public education, which includes co-curricular activities,” Cardona said. “And I think you highlighted pretty well the importance of Title IX and giving students equal access, whether it’s scholarship and facilities and participation as well.”

The exchange was reminiscent of one Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) had last year with then-Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, when asked to define a “woman,” pushed back and said she is “not a biologist.” It is also the central question of the film “What is a Woman?” from Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh that has helped drive the public debate on gender ideology.

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What followed during the hearing on Tuesday were questions of whether biological males should compete in women’s sports and whether it is safe for female students when biological males get access to private spaces, such as bathrooms and locker rooms.

Cardona similarly declined to provide direct answers, instead offering replies that generally stressed the importance of meeting student needs and keeping them safe.