Then as you go further into that eastern donbas south in the areas that colonel davis was talking about trying to capture the russian advances, according to the pentagon, are, quote, plodding along. they re having very limited success in taking areas because of the ukrainian resistance which is bolsteredded, first and foremost, by those western weapons that are getting to the front line, the heavy artillery, the howitzers and the like. that is making a very big difference here. joey: that s right, griff, and the biden administration is under fire now for defending the department of homeland security for the new disinformation governance board and its controversial pick to lead it. alexandria hoff is live from the white house for us. a lot of reaction on this story. reporter: yeah, a lot of reaction, and on the timing of this too. it comes just days after elon musk s twitter acquisition, the