National Review aims to take down Trump  —  For months, Republican leaders have worried about how to stop 2016 frontrunner Donald Trump.  Now, one of the conservative movement's most influential publications is taking matters into its own hands.  —  National Review is dedicating a special issue …

Houston, We Have a Problem  —  National Review was asked by the RNC to partner in the GOP debates.  We agreed.  Our initial partner was NBC, with whom we were to help moderate the pre-Super Tuesday debate, originally to be held on February 26 in Houston, then suspended by the RNC in retribution …

In Word and Deed, Christie's Ambitions Shrink at Home Amid White House Bid  —  Gov. Chris Christie's return to New Jersey was swift and efficient: He flew to his home state on Monday night after a campaign trip to Iowa.  The next day, he sliced through a towering pile of legislation awaiting his signature …

Oscars 2016: Charlotte Rampling says diversity row is ‘racist to white people’  —  The British actor, who is nominated for the best actress award, says black actors may not have been good enough to make the list of Oscar nominees  —  Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling has claimed the current campaign …

North Korea arrests American student for ‘hostile act,’ state media says  —  (CNN)An American college student has been arrested in North Korea.  —  Otto Frederick Warmbier was detained in Pyongyang on January 2, according to Young Pioneer Tours, the China-based travel company he was with.

Who had the worst week in Washington?  Hillary Clinton.  —  For Hillary Clinton, it's starting to look like deja vu all over again.  —  Start a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as giant front-runner.  Check.  Raise tens of millions of dollars and look unbeatable for large swaths of the year before the primaries start.

Google Paid Apple $1 Billion to Keep Search Bar on IPhone  —  Court records reveal details of two companies' relationship  —  Google Inc. is paying Apple Inc. a hefty fee to keep its search bar on the iPhone.  —  Apple received $1 billion from its rival in 2014, according to a transcript …

Vietnam's Sacred Turtle Dies at an Awkward, Some Say Ominous, Time  —  HANOI, Vietnam — As Vietnam's leaders grappled with a diplomatic spat with China, a vulnerable economy and a factional turf war at a party congress this week, the last thing they needed was the death of a sacred giant turtle.

Guantánamo detainee declines release; 2 others sent to Balkans  —  1 captive feared going to foreign land, declined to leave Guantánamo  —  2 other captives who couldn't go home were sent to Bosnia, Montenegro for resettlement  —  The transfer, the last for at least a month …

The Seven Signs You're in a Cult … November 2, 2012, was a beautiful Friday in Kansas City—clear and cool and sunny.  I had spent the afternoon reading in the library at an unaccredited college affiliated with the International House of Prayer, an evangelical Christian organization commonly referred …

The dog keeps eating IRS hard drives  —  In Oscar Wilde's comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Lady Bracknell is indignant to hear that Jack Worthing is an orphan.  “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

Average ObamaCare premium rises to $408 per month  —  The average ObamaCare premium rose to $408 per month for 2016 plans, about a 9 percent increase from this time last year, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  —  However, 83 percent …