On today’s Rising, Robby Soave delivers a monologue on lawmakers squeezing in funds in the latest budget for what he believes is the State Department’s censorship arm. Elon Musk thwarts the government funding bill, risking a government shutdown. Independent journalist Michael Shellenberger blasts the federal government for not being transparent about mystery drones. Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger makes the case for why President Biden should pardon him. All this and more. #rising