National Review

Politics & Policy

The Unprecedented FBI Raid on Former President Donald Trump

By Philip Klein 8:49 PM

It is unprecedented for the FBI to raid the house of a former president — they better have the goods.

National Security & Defense

Russia Bans U.S. from Checking Its Nuclear Arsenals, Violating START Treaty

By Diana Glebova 8:21 PM

Russia’s move adds to the tensions in U.S.–Russia relations fueled by Russia’s war on Ukraine and the detainment of basketball star Brittney Griner.

Politics & Policy

Why the Expansion of the IRS Is So Worrisome

By George Leef 7:41 PM

The ‘paying their fair share’ baloney is cover for the further politicization of the IRS.

U.S.

Trump Says FBI Raided Mar-a-Lago

By Diana Glebova 7:32 PM

‘My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,’ Trump said.

Science & Tech

About Those ‘Synthetic Embryos’

By Wesley J. Smith 6:13 PM

The time is now to establish enforceable ethical and legal boundaries about what can be done, particularly with human research.

Politics & Policy

No Trade Is Better Than a Bad Griner Trade

By Jack Wolfsohn 5:59 PM

The Biden administration should look for other avenues to first bring home accused spy Paul Whelan and then Brittney Griner.

NR PLUS World

Chinese Envoy Doubles Down on Taiwan ‘Reeducation’ Threat, Says Population ‘Intoxicated’

By Jimmy Quinn 4:21 PM

China’s ambassador to France says Beijing will ‘reeducate’ the Taiwanese people, presumably after an invasion, to instill a ‘majority value.’

Politics & Policy

Talk and Action in the 117th Congress

By Yuval Levin 3:52 PM

The institutional constraints of the American system force us to deal with the pluralistic reality of American life.

U.S.

David McCullough: A Gracious Man

By Richard Brookhiser 3:44 PM

The historian was always polite, genial, with never a trace of entitlement or hauteur — a delight to know.

World

U.N. Sounds Alarm over ‘Suicidal’ Russian Attack on Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

By Diana Glebova 3:41 PM

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling the plant, with Zelensky calling the attack ‘Russian nuclear terror.’

NR PLUS Forgotten Fact Checks

Confronting Revisionist History on the DCCC’s Gibbs Ads

By Isaac Schorr & Brittany Bernstein 3:32 PM

The DCCC spent close to a half-a-million dollars on ‘attack’ ads highlighting John Gibbs’s fealty to Trump, helping to unseat Peter Meijer.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

FBI Investigations into Wave of Vandalism against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Stall

By Caroline Downey 3:05 PM

Of the 45 documented incidents of violence against pregnancy clinics since June, no suspects have been taken into custody or even identified by name.

Politics & Policy

Democrats’ Spending Bill Subsidizes Obamacare Plans that Cover Abortion

By Alexandra DeSanctis 3:01 PM

In addition to its many other failings, the bill will contribute to taxpayer funding of abortion.

U.S.

David McCullough, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian, Dies at 89

By Brittany Bernstein 2:11 PM

McCullough rose to national prominence through his eminently readable works of historical non-fiction.

Politics & Policy

FBI Director Cut Congressional Hearing Short to Fly to Adirondacks on Government Jet: Report

By Brittany Bernstein 1:25 PM

Flight logs show the FBI Gulfstream flew to Saranac Lake, N.Y. shortly after the hearing.