https://redstate.com/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usTue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:43 -0400<![CDATA[Yes, the thing the Democrats tell us never happens has happened yet again! And, weirdly, it happened in a state that's been largely run by Democrats since well into the last century, although this latest "never happens" incident is apparently all Donald Trump's fault. Of course.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:58:09 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[New Jersey]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]><![CDATA[Mikie Sherrill]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/21/the-thing-that-never-happens-has-happened-in-nj-n2204582<![CDATA[On Tuesday, the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) held a hearing on "Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past," which followed a detailed 162-page PDF report issued by the White House Domestic Policy Council on July 4th that documented the wokeification of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) on an epic scale.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:49:26 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[DOGE]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[House Oversight Committee]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[Brandon Gill]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/07/21/brandon-gill-squares-off-with-smithsonian-american-history-museum-director-n2204578<![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has certainly been on a tear.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:39:42 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[HHS]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Scott Bessent]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/21/bessent-remarks-on-curing-fraud-and-bad-payouts-n2204572<![CDATA[The Second Circuit Court of Appeals gave the Trump administration a rare win in an immigration case Tuesday, vacating a district judge's order releasing a Columbia student, Mohsen Mahdawi, from ICE custody, ruling that the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear his habeas petition.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:29:53 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Vermont]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/07/21/breaking-mahdawi-n2204579<![CDATA[Did Harvard University discriminate against American students in favor of Chinese ones? The Department of Justice wants to know, and they’re opening an investigation into whether the Ivy Leaguer loved Chinese donations more than they loved giving students equal opportunities.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:04:31 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Academia]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Harmeet K. Dhillon]]><![CDATA[Harvard University]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/21/doj-asks-630-million-question-did-harvard-sell-out-americans-for-chinese-cash-n2204581<![CDATA[The fallout from the infamous COVID-19 debacle continues to pile up. There is now evidence that the Biden administration may have openly interfered with investigations into the virus's origins. In the latest, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has released documents indicating the Biden FBI interfered with Customs and Border Protection's questioning of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Peter Daszak on his re-entry into the United States.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:53 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Rand Paul]]><![CDATA[Science]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/21/new-docs-fbi-halted-ecohealth-chief-search-during-covid-lab-investigation-n2204580<![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) rolled out the red carpet at Gracie Mansion for Motaz Azaiza—a Gaza “photojournalist” who has openly refused to condemn the October 7th Hamas massacre and has praised Yahya Sinwar, the architect of that slaughter.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:44:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[Gaza]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/21/terror-sympathizing-journalist-caught-cozying-up-with-mamdani-as-mayor-plots-to-arrest-bibi-n2204577<![CDATA[Today sees ESPN and the NFL Network incurring layoffs, yet again, as parent company Disney goes through a round of corporate downsizing. Much of the bloodshed will be the result of ESPN’s takeover of the NFL Network last year, so consolidation and the elimination of overlap positions is in play.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:30:53 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Slager]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[NFL]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/07/21/layoffs-hit-espn-and-the-nfl-network-with-one-big-name-learning-of-his-layoff-while-on-the-air-n2204576<![CDATA[Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels declared a “maritime embargo” against Saudi Arabia on Monday, marking a sharp departure from the “stay on the sidelines” policy the Houthis have observed since the first round of U.S.-Iran hostilities last summer. This escalation threatens Red Sea shipping routes and an additional challenge to global energy supplies.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[streiff]]><![CDATA[Houthis]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[Yemen]]>https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/07/21/houthis-enter-the-chat-yemen-proclaims-embargo-of-red-sea-shipping-from-saudi-arabia-n2204573<![CDATA[On Tuesday, President Donald Trump welcomed the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, to the White House for a series of discussions. During a presser held in the White House, both presidents took a number of questions from the media; some of the questions had to do, understandably, with Iran and Iran's proxies, some of which operate in Lebanon.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:22:43 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/21/watch-trump-fields-iran-questions-claims-weve-been-very-nice-n2204574<![CDATA[GOP lawmakers are working overtime to get their priorities passed, and since they only have razor-thin majorities and face rebels within their own party, they’re forced to turn to “reconciliation,” the expedited budget process created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:01:32 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Reconciliation]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/21/crunch-time-on-capitol-hill-as-speaker-johnson-works-overtime-to-rally-support-for-reconciliation-n2204575<![CDATA[There's a video currently blowing up on social media that shows what happens when a fully-grown man pretending to be a woman is confronted over his immature and unreasonable behavior. The confrontation has all the ingredients necessary for a tasty viral sensation: a blue-haired weirdo with no self-control and cops who don't give a fig about his pronouns.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:52:26 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/21/viral-video-shows-trans-weirdo-melting-down-over-misgendering-n2204567<![CDATA[During pretty much the entire ill-fated tenure of Joe Biden as President of the United States, we watched in growing displeasure as his descent into dementia became more and more obvious. He was already showing signs during the 2020 campaign, but thanks to the COVID scare, Biden's campaign was able to keep him sealed safely away in what became known as the Basement Campaign. They carefully managed his appearances and statements to minimize his exposure, a tactic carried on through his presidency.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:50:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/21/new-dc-district-court-smacks-down-biden-effort-to-seal-special-counsel-tapes-n2204571<![CDATA[Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is at it again, tracking down Iranian regime's cash and grabbing or freezing it with Operation Economic Fury, the financial side of the actions against the regime.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:15:31 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Scott Bessent]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/21/bessent-drops-the-financial-hammer-on-iran-with-a-personal-message-to-the-ayatollah-n2204570<![CDATA[We hear it constantly from the left, and it's one of their huge talking points this election season: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Gaza]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/21/media-columnist-demolishes-lefts-arguments-on-gaza-n2204564<![CDATA[Tuesday, July 21, 2026]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/07/21/morning-minute-n2204561<![CDATA[An older Chicago Cubs fan had apparently seen enough disrespect during the playing of the National Anthem at a recent game at Wrigley Field. And a&nbsp;viral video of him popping a younger man on the back of the head for staying seated is now dividing the internet.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[First Amendment]]><![CDATA[MLB]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/21/video-of-older-chicago-cubs-fan-popping-younger-man-for-sitting-during-national-anthem-divides-internet-n2204563<![CDATA[A decorated Air Force veteran was gunned down on his own front porch in broad daylight while simply hanging decorations—and his Ring doorbell camera captured the entire horrifying attack.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:36:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Utah]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/21/biden-illegal-alien-executes-air-force-veteran-on-his-utah-porch-ring-camera-records-the-murder-n2204562<![CDATA[Texas Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico is trapped between two oncoming trains that are about to crash into each other. On the one hand, Talarico has been having fundraising success, mostly because he's done a great job of pretending to moderate his positions on transgenderism and aberrant Christian views, while claiming he now wants to secure the border. However, this moderation is not sitting well with his far Left progressive base.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/21/james-talarico-appears-to-have-a-black-voter-problem-can-he-overcome-it-n2204539<![CDATA[I've spent years fighting for the values that make Pennsylvania strong.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[RedState Guest Editorial]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Josh Shapiro]]><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]>https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/07/21/pennsylvania-yet-again-shows-us-why-local-elections-are-so-critical-n2204558