Politics & Policy

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., February 17, 2022. (Santiago Mejia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) We cannot afford to take our eyes off the task in front of us, or to…

The White House is over-investing U.S. honor and credibility in an outcome that it is unwilling or unable to bring about in Ukraine. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W e often blame the fog of war when faced with a lack of clarity about what…

President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, March 26, 2022. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) President Biden said Russian president Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in a speech on the invasion of…

Judge Jackson said she didn’t know whether an unborn child could feel pain at 20 weeks. But our understanding has advanced considerably since Roe. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE ‘C an an unborn child feel pain at 20 weeks?” That was Senator…

Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. (JTGrafix/iStock/Getty Images) The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed the Save Women’s Sports Act in a party-line vote on Wednesday, a bill that would keep biological men from competing on…

President Joe Biden speaks next to Vice President Kamala Harris before signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Some of President Joe Biden’s advisers…

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I would oppose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson because of her judicial philosophy, for the reasons outlined by Ed Whelan last week. I address that in a separate post. For now, I want to discuss the claim by Senator…

Left: Sen. Ben Sasse at a Senate Finance Committee hearing in 2021. Right: Sen. Chris Murphy at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in 2021. (Greg Nash, Al Drago/Pool via Reuters) Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) and Senator Chris…

The Capitol building at sunrise in Washington, D.C., January 11, 2021 (Erin Scott/Reuters) The Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the…

Idaho State Capitol in Boise. (jerryhopman/iStock/Getty Images) The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy It includes a Texas-style mechanism that leaves enforcement to…