National Review

NR PLUS National Security & Defense

Tom Cotton’s Case for Backing Ukraine’s Military ‘to the Hilt’

By Jimmy Quinn 12:08 PM

Amid surging conservative skepticism, Cotton shows hawks how to talk about defending American strength abroad.

Media

Biden Administration Considers Shutting Down Disinformation Board amid Blistering Criticism: Report

By Caroline Downey 11:12 AM

Nina Jankowicz, who was tapped to run the board, has been criticized for disseminating partisan disinformation.

Economy & Business

Big Crude Oil Releases Can’t Help You if You Have Limited Refinery Capacity

By Jim Geraghty 11:03 AM

If insufficient refinery capacity is keeping gas prices high, then releasing crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve won’t help much.

Culture

Ideology and Police Work

By Kevin D. Williamson 10:06 AM

Ideology is next to useless when it comes to predicting and preventing acts of terrorism.

Health Care

Biden Administration Considers Obamacare Change to Extend In-Vitro Fertilization Coverage to Gay Couples

By Caroline Downey 10:03 AM

HHS may change the definition of infertility to extend IVF eligibility to gay couples who can’t naturally conceive.

Sports

U.S. Soccer Teams Sign New ‘Pay Equity’ Deal, Guaranteeing Parity Between Men and Women

By Arjun Singh 9:24 AM

The women’s soccer games have much lower viewership than men’s events – and generate much less revenue.

Law & the Courts

DHS Preparing for Wave of Violence ahead of Potential Roe Reversal

By Caroline Downey 8:43 AM

Law enforcement agencies are investigating social-media threats to burn down the Court and murder the justices, according to a DHS memo.

Elections

Oz, McCormick Appear to Be Headed to Recount in Nail-Biter Pennsylvania Senate Primary

By Caroline Downey 8:14 AM

Trump-endorsed celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz currently has a razor-thin margin of 2,000 votes over hedge-fund executive Dave McCormick.

Elections

The Democrats Wanted Doug Mastriano, and Now They’ve Got Him

By Charles C. W. Cooke 8:04 AM

The Democratic Party in Pennsylvania does not really think the ‘state of democracy’ is ‘fragile.’ If it did, it wouldn’t have played Machiavellian games here.

NR PLUS World

Federal Retirement Fund Poised to Allow Investment in Xinjiang Genocide-Linked Firms, Lawmakers Warn

By Jimmy Quinn 8:00 AM

The U.S. government could violate its own China sanctions if it moves forward with this proposal, according to a letter obtained by NR.

Politics & Policy

House GOP Announces New Campaign Arm to Support Hispanic and Latino Members, Candidates

By Brittany Bernstein 7:39 AM

Representatives Tony Gonzales and Mario Diaz-Balart will lead it.

Economy & Business

Jeff Bezos Is Right about Joe Biden and Inflation

By The Editors 6:30 AM

The idea that raising corporate taxes will reduce consumer prices is absurd.