Democrats aren’t motivated by national security. They’re concerned about their own political vulnerability. They’ve recognized, albeit too late, that the chaos of an open border is a political liability, writes John Thune
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While Washington and its allies try to calm things and return the world to something like normalcy, the revisionists are strengthening their cooperation and mobilizing their societies and economies for war, writes Walter Russell Mead
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The polls say President Biden has lost support among black Americans, and the White House appears to have settled on a strategy to win them back: spread more racial division.
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Letter to the editor: Robust democratic institutions and vibrant civil society make it difficult for China and Russia to exert influence and co-opt elites. Shunting democracy in Africa has opened the door to Putin.
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To the class of ’24: As you look for jobs, be aware of what you say and how you say it. The person interviewing you might be listening closely, writes Tevi Troy
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Illinois Democrats are racing to pass legislation to prohibit employers from discussing “religious or political matters” at mandatory meetings. While they claim to be protecting workers from intimidation, their real goal is to silence employers.
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Letter to the editor: Jewish voters have to choose between Israeli and American interests on the one hand, and anti-Israel and anti-American interests on the other. That shouldn’t be a difficult choice.
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Naked populism has become the common political language in India. If the country is ever to catch up with prosperous East Asian economies, it needs to stop driving away wealth creators, writes Sadanand Dhume
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The Washington mantra was that Israel had “no credible plan” to evacuate Rafah’s 1.3 million civilians. Now the Israelis have safely evacuated an estimated 950,000 people. To win Biden’s consent, the Israelis first had to advance and succeed.
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China’s international shipbuilding industry and expansive merchant marine, combined with its growing navy, pose a comprehensive threat to American security. America must rebuild its maritime sector, write Rep. Mike Waltz and Senator Mark Kelly
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Letter to the editor: While it’s fine to encourage protesters to show “the courage of their convictions” by demonstrating unmasked, not all speakers are courageous, and some would be foolish to speak publicly.
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The New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy broke his promise of no new taxes by signing legislation that evades the state’s cap on higher property taxes.
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Third parties could decide the 2024 contest by pulling votes from Joe Biden or Donald Trump and tipping key states to the other candidate, writes Karl Rove
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This White House has focused less on touting Biden’s leadership than on funneling financial benefits to the re-election base, writes Daniel Henninger
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As energy policy has become politicized, Democrats are using FERC to drive policy they can’t pass in Congress. The goal is to transform the U.S. electrical grid to accommodate solar and wind power while rolling over states that object.
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While Congress finally did the right thing by passing its recent foreign-aid package, the unconscionable delay in doing so had serious consequences, writes William Galston
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President Biden is right to call the ICC’s action “outrageous,” but the grotesque false equivalence demands more than tough words.
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Many Americans are struggling in the Biden economy. But the idea that the market is to blame for their problems or that working class Americans have been left behind isn’t supported by the evidence, writes Bill McGurn
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On today's episode of the Potomac Watch podcast, Mene Ukueberuwa explains why Hope Hick and Michael Cohen testified at Donald Trump's hush-money trial. on.wsj.com/4byU6yr

Which is more important to Democrats and Biden—continuing the left’s anti-bank regulatory campaign at the FDIC, or protecting federal employees from a dysfunctional workplace?
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