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Politics & Policy

Another Abysmal Biden Speech

By Rich Lowry

All around a poor performance, but what did you expect?

Why Elon Musk Must Resurrect Vine

By Jack Butler

The return of Vine would be welcome, especially as a competitor to the compromised Chinese app TikTok.

Health Care

‘Nullectomy’: Physician-Assisted Mutilation

By Wesley J. Smith

Hippocrates weeps.

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Biden Links Pelosi Attack to January 6: Rioters Said ‘Those Very Same Words’

3h

Judge Sentences Parkland School Shooter to Life in Prison after Tearful Testimonies

4h

Man Charged over Death Threats against Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidate: Report

5h

White House Deletes Tweet Bragging about Social Security Increase after Inflation Fact Check

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Fourth Consecutive Fed Hike Drives Interest Rates to Highest Point Since 2008

Politics & Policy

Joe Biden: To Save Free Elections, You Have No Choice But to Vote for My Party

By Jim Geraghty

Biden argued that to preserve your right to vote for the candidate of your choice, you have no other option but to vote for the candidate of his choice.

Biden Links Pelosi Attack to January 6: Rioters Said ‘Those Very Same Words’

By Caroline Downey

Cooke: Biden's Speech Was the Worst of Both Worlds

By Charles C. W. Cooke

NR PLUS Media

Two Completely Different Standards on Rhetoric and Violence

By Dan McLaughlin

Democrats and media try to silence Republicans, arguing their rhetoric is dangerous, while disclaiming responsibility for their own incendiary rhetoric.

Politics & Policy

Man Charged over Death Threats against Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidate: Report

By Ari Blaff

He was charged with felony counts for threatening a public official, harassment by electronic communications, and telephone harassment.

Politics & Policy

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Intervene in Attempted DOJ Transgender Directive

By Madeleine Kearns

‘Under no circumstance should this administration further weaponize federal law enforcement against well-meaning parents.’

Media

Is This the Worst Lede in the History of the New York Times?

By Mark Antonio Wright

Does the New York Times not employ editors anymore?

NR PLUS The Horse Race

Democrats on Defense in Key Senate Races One Week Out from Election

By John McCormack & Brittany Bernstein

In four of those five contests most likely to determine control of the upper chamber, incumbent Democratic senators are playing defense.

Elections

Those New CNN Generic Ballot Numbers Are Even Worse for Democrats Than They Look

By Jim Geraghty

And they are enormously encouraging for Republicans.

Elections

Democratic Officials Know They’re the Incumbents, Right?

By Jim Geraghty

Democrats and their allies are making some odd final arguments.

How the Campaigns Are Breaking Entering the Final Week

By Dan McLaughlin

Democrats Have Run Ten Abortion-Themed TV Ads for Each Ad about Inflation

By John McCormack

The Democracy-in-Crisis Crowd Never Took Its Own Agenda Seriously

By Charles C. W. Cooke

Will the Republican Exodus from New York Save Kathy Hochul?

By Philip Klein

Elections

Democrats Have Run Ten Abortion-Themed TV Ads for Each Ad about Inflation

By John McCormack

Some Democrats thought the Dobbs decision might help them keep control of the House. It doesn’t seem to be working.

Politics & Policy

An Object Lesson in the Dangers of Mission Creep and Ideological Capture

By Dan McLaughlin

Planned Parenthood could not stick to its issue set.

Politics & Policy

A New Report Likely Understates Dobbs’s Impact on Abortion Rates

By Michael J. New

A substantial body of both policy and academic research shows that pro-life laws reduce abortion rates and save lives.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

PHOTOS: Russia-Ukraine War

Latest images from the war-torn region.

NR PLUS Capital Matters

Russia Tries the Food Weapon Again: Wheat Prices Jump

By Andrew Stuttaford

Before the war, Ukraine was the world’s fifth largest exporter of wheat.

World

Is Russia Admitting Defeat?

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

Why I’m not so sure they’re preparing for a long war.

The Latest

Politics & Policy

Biden’s Speech Was the Worst of Both Worlds

By Charles C. W. Cooke 8:22 PM

Biden eschewed the Star Wars aesthetic, while delivering a dull, partisan, self-serving address that anyone with a brain could see straight through.

Politics & Policy

Another Abysmal Biden Speech

By Rich Lowry 8:11 PM

All around a poor performance, but what did you expect?

Politics & Policy

Biden Links Pelosi Attack to January 6: Rioters Said ‘Those Very Same Words’

By Caroline Downey 8:04 PM

The president said ‘democracy itself’ is at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.

Politics & Policy

Joe Biden: To Save Free Elections, You Have No Choice But to Vote for My Party

By Jim Geraghty 7:28 PM

Biden argued that to preserve your right to vote for the candidate of your choice, you have no other option but to vote for the candidate of his choice.

Elections

A Verdict on Candidate Quality in Arizona?

By Isaac Schorr 7:19 PM

Why is Kari Lake excelling where Blake Masters is not?

World

Another Word on Israeli Judicial Reform

By Bobby Miller 7:15 PM

In recent decades, the Israeli High Court has clearly grown too big for its britches. But some proposed reforms to rein it in go too far.

Law & the Courts

Judge Sentences Parkland School Shooter to Life in Prison after Tearful Testimonies

By Caroline Downey 5:48 PM

The shooter pleaded guilty in October 2021 to 17 counts of murder.

Politics & Policy

Man Charged over Death Threats against Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidate: Report

By Ari Blaff 5:31 PM

He was charged with felony counts for threatening a public official, harassment by electronic communications, and telephone harassment.

Politics & Policy

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Intervene in Attempted DOJ Transgender Directive

By Madeleine Kearns 5:30 PM

‘Under no circumstance should this administration further weaponize federal law enforcement against well-meaning parents.’

NR PLUS The Horse Race

Democrats on Defense in Key Senate Races One Week Out from Election

By John McCormack & Brittany Bernstein 4:23 PM

In four of those five contests most likely to determine control of the upper chamber, incumbent Democratic senators are playing defense.

Why Elon Musk Must Resurrect Vine

By Jack Butler 3:23 PM

The return of Vine would be welcome, especially as a competitor to the compromised Chinese app TikTok.

Health Care

‘Nullectomy’: Physician-Assisted Mutilation

By Wesley J. Smith 3:07 PM

Hippocrates weeps.

Economy & Business

Fourth Consecutive Fed Hike Drives Interest Rates to Highest Point Since 2008

By Caroline Downey 2:34 PM

The Fed funds rate was increased by 75 basis points for the fourth consecutive time.

NR PLUS World

What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Missile Barrage

By Rebeccah Heinrichs 2:04 PM

Taking advantage of U.S. weakness, Pyongyang is growing bolder, and strengthening alliances with Russia and China.

NR PLUS Health Care

Preventing the Next Pandemic

By Reihan Salam

Congress should fund innovative public–private partnerships now.

NR PLUS Economy & Business

Biden’s Inflation Globaloney

By David Beckworth

The president’s excuse is incomplete at best, disingenuous at worst.

NR PLUS World

Peace Laureates and Freedom Fighters

By Jay Nordlinger

On this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

NEW PODCASTS

The Editors

Episode 483: Walking a Fine Line

Rich, Charlie, Jack, and Jim discuss the terrible attack on Paul Pelosi, their midterm predictions, and the affirmative action case before the Supreme Court.

National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast

Episode 249: The Meaning of the Attack on Paul Pelosi

In their race to declare Pelosi’s attacker a GOP extremist, media and Democratic leaders missed the obvious: the attacker is a psychotic drug addict.

The Great Books

Episode 250: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

John J. Miller is joined by Laura Bates of Indiana State University to discuss William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Videos

Biden Warns Oil Firms Will Face ‘Higher Tax’ If They Don’t Up Production

Stacey Abrams Floats Abortion as an Inflation Fix: ‘Having Children Is Why You’re Worried’ about Rising Prices

Vance Blasts Ryan for Accusing Him of Peddling Replacement Theory: ‘My Biracial Children Get Attacked’

Fetterman ‘Struggles to Understand What He Hears and to Speak Clearly,’ Reporter Says

Biden Warns Oil Firms Will Face ‘Higher Tax’ If They Don’t Up Production

Stacey Abrams Floats Abortion as an Inflation Fix: ‘Having Children Is Why You’re Worried’ about Rising Prices

Vance Blasts Ryan for Accusing Him of Peddling Replacement Theory: ‘My Biracial Children Get Attacked’

Fetterman ‘Struggles to Understand What He Hears and to Speak Clearly,’ Reporter Says