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Politics & Policy

Report: Schumer, Manchin Agree on Reconciliation Bill

By Diana Glebova 9:10 AM

Senator Joe Manchin has agreed to the language of the bill after rejecting the larger Build Back Better social spending bill.

Education

The Invasion of CRT into American Education

By George Leef 7:24 AM

In a new book entitled Splintered, Jonathan Butcher details the rise of this pedagogy and its terrible impact on American education at all levels.

NR PLUS White House

Joe Biden and the Circular Firing Squad

By Michael Brendan Dougherty 6:30 AM

The word is definitely out that the president’s stock is going to zero — and it’s time to get out while you still can.

NR PLUS World

Why Are U.S. Regulators Helping the EU Hobble Top American Companies?

By Robert H. Bork Jr. 6:30 AM

Unless Congress intervenes, the Biden administration is set to accept — and perhaps enthusiastically endorse — blatantly anti-American business laws.

Film & TV

Meryl Streep: Political Prophetess

By Armond White 6:30 AM

The three-time Oscar winner’s feminist roles, from Kramer onward, sketched the script for the Christine Blasey Fords and Cassidy Hutchinsons of today.

Politics & Policy

When Gun Laws Don’t Prevent Gun Crime

By The Editors 6:30 AM

The horror in Highland Park underscores the limitations of legislating an end to mass shootings — and challenges us to confront the violence less erratically.

NR PLUS Law & the Courts

Why We Write Our Laws Down

By Kevin D. Williamson 6:30 AM

To live under a government of laws rather than a government of arbitrary power, we must know what the law requires of us, and what it affords us.

NR PLUS White House

Biden’s Shameful Gas-Station Attack

By Rich Lowry 6:30 AM

It’s hard to know where the economic illiteracy ends and the shameless demagoguery begins.

NR PLUS National Security & Defense

The Ominous Portent of China’s New Carrier

By Jerry Hendrix 6:30 AM

As China builds up its navy in the Pacific, the U.S. risks falling behind.

NR PLUS Capital Matters

Applying Franklin’s Wisdom to the China Tariffs

By Weifeng Zhong 6:30 AM

The China challenge is fundamentally about the strength of American democracy.

Law & the Courts

Why Didn’t the Police Arrest the Highland Park Shooter in 2019?

By Charles C. W. Cooke 7:52 PM

Threatening to ‘kill everyone’ is not protected speech. It’s assault, or intimidation, or possibly even domestic violence.

U.S.

Highland Park Shooter Had Knives Confiscated in 2019 after Threatening to Kill His Family

By Brittany Bernstein 7:52 PM

Police spoke to Robert Crimo and his parents at the time, though the incident was ultimately handled by mental-health professionals.

Politics & Policy

Lawmakers Investigate State Department’s ‘Equity’ Diplomat

By Jimmy Quinn 6:48 PM

In a letter citing a National Review report, the lawmakers compared the post to the recently disbanded Disinformation Governance Board.

White House

Even a Good Staff Couldn’t Save Biden … and He Doesn’t Have a Good Staff

By Jim Geraghty 6:28 PM

After yet another portrait of behind-the-scenes White House dysfunction, it’s time to recognize Biden’s inner circle is in over their heads, too.

Politics & Policy

Lobbyists Discover Federalism

By Jack Butler 6:05 PM

Those seeking to influence policy are suddenly realizing that states matter. This is a good thing — for the most part.