Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) responds to questions about the coronavirus pandemic and the presidential election at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 13, 2020. (Hannah McKay/Reuters) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated Friday that she is open to passing a $908 billion bipartisan coronavirus relief bill, after months of refusing

President-elect Joe Biden holds up a face mask as he speaks about the U.S. economy following a briefing with economic advisers in Wilmington, Del., November 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) On the menu today: Joe Biden brings his own problems to the national stage, declaring that he wants Americans to wear masks until the end of

Two women take photos in front of the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on October 10, 2018. (Elijah Nouvelage/REUTERS) The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against American workers in its hiring process. During an investigation beginning in 2018, the DOJ found that Facebook intentionally

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at the Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta, Ga., November 20, 2019. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Representative Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday criticized President-elect Joe Biden for his decision to tap Neera Tanden for a Cabinet-level position in his administration, saying Tanden’s foreign policy makes her a bad choice to handle the country’s budget. “Neera

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Del., November 24, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) A Washington, D.C. consulting firm co-founded by two of Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees scrubbed references to its work in China from its website shortly after Biden won the Democratic nomination

During the Trump years, many fans of the president have begged for alternatives to Facebook, Twitter, and Google, complaining that those platforms are too harsh in moderating conservative news and views. Building a new social-media platform is a Herculean task. Despite this, new platforms, such as Parler and … Read More

A man wears a mask to prevent exposure to the coronavirus while walking past the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, March 17, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The function of a stock exchange is to provide an orderly market for the trading of securities. As part of that, a stock exchange will generally insist

(Nastco/Getty Images) The text of the National Labor Relations Act does not, so far as we can tell, require the National Labor Relations Board or its personnel to have their sense of humor surgically removed. Nor does it prohibit the NLRB’s judicial proceedings from considering context, common sense, or elementary reality in making decisions. But

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A t least three people in New York City have been shoved by strangers onto subway tracks in the past two weeks. Two of the perpetrators were reportedly homeless. One of the victims would have died but for the fact that she landed in between the rails and ducked as the subway

Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2019 (Jim Bourg/Reuters) Members of the progressive “Squad” on Tuesday pushed back against former President Barack Obama’s criticism of the “defund the police” slogan.  In an interview with Good Luck America, previewed on Tuesday and released in full on Wednesday, Obama

President Donald Trump speaks during a presentation in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 24, 2020. (Hannah McKay/Reuters) President Trump threatened via Twitter on Tuesday to veto the National Defense Authorization Act unless lawmakers repeals Section 230, a law that shields tech companies from publishing liability. The defense bill provides

(Jim Young/Reuters) I have a running theory that government officials, and the policies they support, are often disconnected from reality. Politicians on both sides of the aisle tend to do what they always do, no matter the current state of the world. They use the same policy tools, whether appropriate or not. They use every

The New York Times ran a long editorial over the weekend arguing that higher wages can cause economic growth instead of its always having to be the other way around. The basic argument is succinct if conclusory: “Consumption drives the American economy, and workers who are paid more can spend more.” Advertisement The contrary view

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The Apple Inc. logo at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue, N.Y., October 16, 2019. (Mike Segar/Reuters) On Sunday, the New York Times reported that several multinational corporations including Apple and Nike are lobbying against legislation that would ban products from China’s Xinjiang province, many of which are made by forced Uyghur

The U.S. Capitol during a morning rainstorm on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday unveiled a roughly $908 billion coronavirus stimulus package in an attempt to end months of political gridlock and bring economic relief to Americans as coronavirus cases surge across the country.

Democratic Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock speaks during an Election Night event in Atlanta, Ga., November 3, 2020. (Jessica McGowan/Pool via Reuters) The New Georgia Project, a voter registration group formerly led by Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, is under investigation for allegedly sending ballot applications to non-residents, the Georgia secretary of state said

The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Trump v. New York, a case that raises lots of interesting questions concerning the ongoing effort by the Trump administration to complete the decennial “actual Enumeration” of the population that will then be used to re-apportion among the states the seats in the House of Representatives. At

1. At least 110 dead in Nigeria after suspected Boko Haram attack 2. ProPublica: “We Don’t Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive”: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic The New York State Department of Health advises adult care facilities to inform residents about confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases. But inhabitants of

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks during the second day of the Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 13, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds/Reuters) Senator John Cornyn said Monday that Neera Tanden, who Joe Biden has chosen to lead the Office of Management and Budget, is perhaps the president-elect’s

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R., Ga.,) speaks during a campaign event in Cumming, Georgia, November 13, 2020. (Dustin Chambers/Reuters) Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue will vie for their Senate seats against Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in runoff elections in early January. The runoff comes after President Trump alleged that rival Joe Biden

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. (Tami Chappell/Reuters) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are considering prioritizing Americans who are obese for the coronavirus vaccine, according to a new report. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is set to meet on Tuesday to discuss which Americans should be first

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after participating in a Thanksgiving video teleconference with members of the armed forces at the White House, November 26, 2020. (Erin Scott/Reuters) President Trump said the other day that he’d leave office if he loses the vote of the Electoral College on December 14. This is not the kind

(dragana991/Getty Images) November every year is National Adoption Month. Over the past few years, the National Review Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Civil Society has committed to work in this area. We’ve collaborated with the Heritage Foundation on this and other issues and Emilie Kao there and I have been longing to put together

Michael Flynn at the White House in 2017. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) President Trump’s pardon of retired General Michael Flynn, who fleetingly served as his first national-security adviser, was a justified act of clemency. You don’t have to be a fan of how Trump has wielded his pardon power (often recklessly and on behalf of friends and

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE P rogressive groups were shocked on Election Day by the fate of Proposition 16 in California. Prop 16 would have amended the California Constitution and repealed the prohibition against preferential treatment based on race. That prohibition was put into the state constitution by 55 percent of the state’s voters in 1996. But

John Kerry, President-elect Joe Biden’s special presidential envoy for climate appointee, speaks as Biden announces his national security nominees and appointees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Del., November 24, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) President-elect Joe Biden, with his first round of cabinet nominees and White House staff picks, has reassured his party’s moderate wing by

Pennsylvania attorney Matthew Stiegler has posted a lengthy Twitter thread praising Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for his dedication to the rule of law and, in particular, his handling of recent (and ongoing) election-related litigation. Judge Smith was nominated to the Third Circuit by President

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks on the coronavirus at the Riverside Church in New York City, November 15, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) Andrew Cuomo thinks he can limit the capacity of churches and synagogues to ten people in areas besieged by COVID-19 — while other, more “essential” activities face no limit at all. The

Join Heritage and the National Review Institute Monday at 10: VIRTUAL EVENT: Adoption and Foster Care in America: No Time to Waste 1. Leslie Ford: This Adoption Month, Learn How to Help Children in Foster Care The job of helping children find their forever homes is too big to be handled by government alone. State