Supporters of President Trump face off with police during a “Stop the Steal” protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C., January 6, 2021. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters) Trump abused the trust of his supporters, and the result was a disgrace. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W as January 6 an insurrection or a hoax? The answer is

Outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Having the tax-collection agency subject millions of Americans to unreasonable warrantless searches is a terrible idea on its face. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hen it comes to combined malice and incompetence, it is tough to beat the IRS — and the Biden administration, working

(jaflippo/Getty Images) 2008—By a vote of 4 to 3—with the decisive vote provided by a lower-court judge who, as a result of two curious recusals, was sitting in for the chief justice—the Connecticut supreme court, in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, invents a right to same-sex marriage under the state constitution.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent instructs asylum-seeking migrants as they line up along the border wall after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft, in Penitas, Texas, March 17, 2021. (Adrees Latif/Reuters) Amid the worsening border crisis, the Biden administration has cancelled the remaining contracts for the border

Power lines near Ulm, Germany, in 2006. (Alexandra Beier/Reuters) The week of October 4: a higher debt ceiling, higher energy prices, spending, American banking with Chinese characteristics and much, much more. So, where were we? I was just getting ready to write about the debt ceiling (and, I suppose “the coin”), but the day was

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses reporters on the steps of the Supreme Court, in Washington March 2, 2016 (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) On Friday, a U.S. appeals court temporarily reinstated the Texas Heartbeat Act, which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, reversing the recent decision of a federal judge to block enforcement of the law.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) One-hundred-and-thirty-five countries agreed today to the global tax deal that Joe Biden and Janet Yellen have long wanted. The arrangement would establish a global minimum corporate-tax rate of 15 percent and reduce the sovereignty of

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 21, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) sent a letter to President Biden on Friday warning that he would not offer Democrats assistance with raising the debt limit in

The New York Times building in New York City, August 3, 2020. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) In an article published by New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli on Wednesday, Times readers were told that “nearly 900,000 children have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.” A correction issued on Thursday notes that the correct number is 63,000 between

Traffic passes The New York Times Building in New York, June 29, 2021. (Brent Buterbaugh) 2006—New York Times public editor Byron Calame criticizes Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse for violating the paper’s ethical guidelines by asserting, in a speech at Radcliffe, that the government “had turned its energy and attention away from upholding the rule

(rarrarorro/Getty Images) The Senate approved an extension of the federal debt ceiling through December on Thursday in a 50-48 vote, averting a looming default sometime this month. Senators approved the extension after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) proposed the short-term fix. According to the proposal, Republicans did not filibuster the debt-limit extension while Democrats

Signs at the Supreme Court during the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., January 18, 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Marist has released a new poll purporting to show low levels of support for legislation such as the Texas heartbeat bill. This poll surveyed more than 1,200 adults in late September and was conducted in conjunction

Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders during a Senate Budget Committee’s hearing to examine President Biden’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022, June 8, 2021. (Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters) Bernie Sanders has already had quite the October. He started it by insisting that the Senate should be able to pass bills with just 48

Texas State Capitol in Austin. (CrackerClips/Getty Images) A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order temporarily blocking the enforcement of Texas’s heartbeat abortion law, which allows private citizens to sue providers that perform abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman granted the Biden administration’s request to temporarily block enforcement of

Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, D.C., February 22, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Reuters Pool) The United States Department of Justice has no business — none — even thinking of involving itself in the give-and-take between parents and school administrators. Questions related to pedagogy and the contents of

President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, D.C., October 5, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) President Biden said Tuesday that he will sign off on Democrats’ massive social-spending package regardless of whether it includes the Hyde amendment, a stipulation that prohibits taxpayer money from funding abortions. A reporter asked the president if he is “okay”

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure investments at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 training facility in Howell, Mich., October 5, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Biden was asked Tuesday night if he’d sign a reconciliation bill that includes the Hyde amendment, a measure that prohibits federal funding of abortion except in rare

Attorney general Merrick Garland in Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 2021 (Samuel Corum/Reuters) Attorney General Garland is attempting to silence constitutionally protected complaints about school policy by raising the specter of government retaliation. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE E ven as President Biden shrugged his shoulders over progressives’ harassment and intimidation of a sitting United States senator of

United States Capitol Building ( rarrarorro/Getty Images) If you listen to the president, not only will $3.5 trillion cost nothing, but Republicans are obligated to raise the debt limit even though they don’t control Congress and don’t support new spending. Two new graphics went up today on the president’s Twitter account. One shows the debt

Pro-choice activists at a “Stop Abortion Bans Day of Action” rally hosted by the Tennessee chapter of Planned Parenthood in Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2019. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters) The Biden administration has revoked a rule that barred health-care clinics that receive federal funding from providing referrals for abortions. The Trump administration had previously barred federally

Kate Sullivan Morgan and William Morgan, who relocated with their children from San Francisco so their children could attend school in-person, walks their sons to the schoolbus in Austin, Texas, March 12, 2021. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/Reuters) Dr. Fauci is out there implying that you should wear masks around your children until they can get vaccinated. That’s

Pramila Jayapal on the grounds of the Capitol to voices concerns about the President’s proposed budget. Washington, 24 May 2017. (AFGE/Wikimedia) Representative Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.), chair of the progressive caucus, said Sunday that she will not support Democrats’ massive social-spending package if it includes the Hyde Amendment, a stipulation that prohibits taxpayer money from

Police officers patrol a public transit station in the city center during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in Sydney, Australia, September 30, 2021. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) The dictatorial COVID protocols Down Under are providing an object lesson in how not to respond to the pandemic — or any crisis.   NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE

A worker puts a cap to a pipe at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline near Kingisepp, Leningrad Region, Russia, June 5, 2019. (Anton Vaganov/Reuters) The week of September 27: oil, gas, coal, climate, taxation, spending, a nod to the Reichenbach Falls, the contradictions within the Biden administration, and much, much more. After three weeks

Detail of a photograph of Earl Warren, chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969 (Wikimedia) 1953—Less than one month after the death of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, President Eisenhower recess-appoints California governor Earl Warren as Chief Justice. In January 1954, Eisenhower nominates Warren to hold that office “during good Behaviour,” but

An anti-critical race theory sign is held at a Loudon County School board meeting in Ashburn, Va., June 22, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) In a letter to the White House, a group that represents school boards urged the Biden administration to consider whether confrontations by outraged parents over COVID restrictions and critical race theory (CRT) being

Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) listen during a hearing on the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 27, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/Reuters) The House select committee probing the January 6 Capitol riot will issue  “criminal referrals” for uncooperative witnesses who reject subpoena requests and deadlines, Chair

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va) confer before addressing reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., July 9, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The tension between Democratic senators was palpable Thursday after Senator Joe Manchin released a secret memo that he and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer had cosigned back

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool via Reuters) Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Friday to block a coronavirus vaccine mandate for all New York City public-school employees, following a petition by four teachers. All New

John Matland, who has worked at Staten Island University Hospital for 15 years, has not worked in a month because he refused to be vaccinated, and has pushed back against the hospital system’s vaccine mandate. (John Matland) Some days, early in the coronavirus pandemic, John Matland would break down in tears during his drive to