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Politics & Policy

Republican Lawmakers Accuse Biden Administration of ‘Weaponizing’ FBI after Trump Raid

By Caroline Downey 10:02 AM

‘Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar,’ McCarthy said.

NR PLUS Politics & Policy

The FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Raid: It’s about the Capitol Riot, Not the Mishandling of Classified Information

By Andrew C. McCarthy 9:50 AM

This search was almost certainly about much more than classified documents.

The Great Books

Episode 240: Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

9:44 AM

John J. Miller is joined by Andrew Latham of Macalester College to discuss Thomas Hobbes’s book, ‘Leviathan.’

NR PLUS Politics & Policy

If the Raid on Mar-a-Lago Was Not Justified, Then What?

By Charles C. W. Cooke 8:33 AM

Let’s define some terms.

Elections

‘We Are a Failing Nation’: Trump Releases Campaign Ad-Style Video after FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago

By Caroline Downey 8:09 AM

The ad was released after FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago, reportedly to search for classified documents Trump removed from the White House.

Capital Matters

Public Pension Funds: Digging a Hole for the Taxpayer

By Andrew Stuttaford 6:56 AM

Managers of public pension funds who have succumbed to ESG would do well to drop the political agenda that comes with it.

NR PLUS White House

No, Joe Biden Still Isn’t a Good President

By Rich Lowry 6:30 AM

Polls show that even his own party has very little confidence in him.

NR PLUS Education

How to Co-opt American Education without Really Trying

By Clifford Smith & Alex Nulman 6:30 AM

A nonprofit supporting American scholarship in Iran is also intertwined with a group that has connections to the upper echelons of the Iranian regime.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

To Fight Crime, We Must Go After Contraband Cellphones

By Tom Cotton 6:30 AM

Illegal cellphones used in prisons facilitate criminal activity. It’s time to fight back.

NR PLUS Capital Matters

Banning Exports of Crude Oil and Refined Products Would Increase Prices

By Benjamin Zycher 6:30 AM

A ban on oil exports would be yet another perverse policy added to those already hurting American producers and consumers.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

New York’s Bail-Reform Disaster

By Jack Wolfsohn 6:30 AM

The state’s radical 2019 law has led to the release of large numbers of criminals from jail and to a drastic increase in crime.

Education

Biden vs. DeSantis: The Unknown Clash

By Stanley Kurtz 6:30 AM

Precisely because you’ve never heard of it, the DeSantis–Biden clash over university accreditation shows who DeSantis really is.

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.