https://redstate.com/amymiller/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 08 Jul 2026 14:15:24 -0400<![CDATA[Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?&nbsp;The answer to that, at least in this case, would seem to be "Senate Republicans."]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:36:14 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/08/national-security-scandal-anti-trump-jack-smith-team-violated-classified-info-rules-n2204114<![CDATA[The Graham Platner story just keeps getting grosser and grosser, and following a serious rape allegation that rocked his campaign for incumbent Susan Collins’ Maine Senate seat, many of those like Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders were left with egg on their faces for supporting him all this time.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:15:15 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Hollywood]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Susan Collins]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/08/legendary-author-continues-to-debase-legacy-dreams-of-platner-staying-in-race-despite-rape-accusation-n2204115<![CDATA[At the conclusion of the latest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Turkey, President Trump took to the stage, backed by key members of his Cabinet, to deliver some remarks. His tone was upbeat, especially when singing the praises of his team.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:57:46 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[NATO]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Turkey]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/08/trump-tremendous-love-in-room-after-nato-summit-win-n2204112<![CDATA[We brought you the terrifying story Tuesday of a Manhattan skyscraper undergoing renovation that threatened to collapse following several support beams buckling on the 23rd floor of the 37-story building. Mass evacuations were ordered, and streets around Grand Central Station came to a standstill as they were closed off by authorities.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:27:36 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/08/sagging-manhattan-skyscraper-stabilized-but-the-danger-is-not-over-n2204110<![CDATA[Since President Trump resumed office in January of 2025, the situation with the borders, especially the southern border, has improved greatly. What was a flood of illegal immigration has become a trickle. But there are still people slipping across, many trafficked by the notorious gangs and cartels who have a hammer-lock on the flow of people trying to enter the United States illegally.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:07:07 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Border Patrol]]><![CDATA[Border Security]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/08/human-smugglers-now-exploiting-rideshares-near-texas-border-n2204109<![CDATA[President Trump took a solid swipe at Spain during the NATO summit on Wednesday, calling the longtime U.S. ally a “wasted cause” and declaring he wants to cut off all trade with the country.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[NATO]]><![CDATA[Spain]]><![CDATA[Trade]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/08/trump-vows-to-end-trade-with-nato-ally-calls-it-a-total-wasted-cause-n2204107<![CDATA[On Tuesday night, Devon Murphy-Anderson, executive director of the Maine Democratic Party, issued a video statement to provide an update on what is occurring on the party's end as they seek to replace U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and choose someone else to run against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Murphy-Anderson made two things crystal clear: 1) the Platner campaign needed to stop bothering them, and 2) the Platner campaign had no leverage or right to dictate their reselection process.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/08/me-democrat-party-sends-graham-platner-a-message-stop-bugging-us-and-drop-out-so-we-can-replace-you-n2204098<![CDATA[Randi Weingarten used her members' dues to bankroll her book. Now Congress wants the receipts.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:50:05 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Delaware]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Randi Weingarten]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/08/teachers-paid-the-dues-now-congress-wants-to-know-who-got-randi-weingartens-royalties-n2204105<![CDATA[Wednesday, July 8, 2026]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:30:22 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]><![CDATA[Morning Minute]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[NATO]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/07/08/morning-minute-n2204104<![CDATA[Republican Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) is asking FBI Director Kash Patel to release the bureau’s records connected to the 2016 death of Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee staffer who was shot and killed in Washington, D.C.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:30:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]><![CDATA[Tennessee]]><![CDATA[Washington]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/08/burchett-asks-kash-patel-to-release-fbi-records-on-seth-rich-killing-n2204103<![CDATA[While California officials keep fighting the Trump administration over federal funding, federal agents in Los Angeles were working an alleged food-stamp kickback case out of a Skid Row storefront.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:45:34 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[SNAP]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[USDA]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/08/newsoms-california-has-a-welfare-fraud-problem-n2204101<![CDATA[President Trump on Wednesday declared the ceasefire with Iran over, saying he’s done negotiating with its leaders, who he described as “scum,” “liars,” “cheats,” and “sick people” he no longer wants to negotiate with.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/08/theyre-scumfurious-trump-explodes-declares-iran-ceasefire-over-n2204102<![CDATA[By Cliff Maloney]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[RedState Guest Editorial]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/07/08/gov-shapiros-denial-of-great-american-state-fair-booth-in-dc-highlights-importance-of-local-elections-n2204088<![CDATA[As President Donald Trump arrives in Turkey for the NATO summit, he is once again pressing allies on a familiar issue: fair burden-sharing in the alliance. His call for member nations to meet higher defense spending targets is not bluster but a measured response to long-standing imbalances that have left the United States carrying a disproportionate load. At the same time, his renewed interest in U.S. control of Greenland underscores a clear-eyed view of emerging threats in the Arctic, where geography matters more than diplomatic niceties.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Essex]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Greenland]]><![CDATA[NATO]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Turkey]]>https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/07/08/the-essex-files-trumps-straight-talk-at-nato-allies-must-step-up-and-greenland-matters-for-real-security-n2204073<![CDATA[U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday that they’d hit over 80 targets in Iran following the Islamic Republic’s targeting of three commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:08:22 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/08/heating-up-centcom-slams-over-80-iranian-targets-after-shipping-attacks-mullahs-vow-crushing-response-n2204100<![CDATA[Employment, or lack thereof, has long been a hot-button topic among the body politic. One side of the aisle views gainful employment as close to being an unalienable right endowed by the Creator as it gets without being specifically mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. Whether the ability to pay bills and buy things both necessary and complementary to life falls under the pursuit of happiness is up for debate, but you get the idea.]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:57:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jerry Wilson]]>https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2026/07/08/are-you-part-of-gods-hr-department-n2204099<![CDATA[Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic nominee for Florida governor who came within fewer than 34,000 votes of beating current Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2018, was arrested in Alabama last week after police said a traffic stop turned up marijuana and methamphetamine.]]>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:55:32 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Alabama]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/07/andrew-gillum-nearly-beat-desantis-now-hes-facing-meth-and-marijuana-charges-n2204097<![CDATA[Days after the Los Angeles mayoral election closed, mail-in ballots kept pouring in, and they all seemed to work in favor of Democratic Socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman. Eventually, fire victim Spencer Pratt — a registered Republican who ran as an independent in the non-partisan race — fell to third and did not make the general election in November. Raman will now face off against another far-left candidate, incumbent (and failed) Mayor Karen Bass.]]>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:23:59 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[White House]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/07/the-room-where-it-happened-pratt-teases-viral-photo-of-him-and-his-son-huddled-with-trump-in-the-oval-n2204096<![CDATA[California Democrats spent years trying to strangle ICE detention in their state. Trump's DHS just spent $1.5 billion to make sure that doesn't work.]]>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:50:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Alex Padilla]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[One Big Beautiful Bill]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/07/07/trump-just-bought-the-ice-facilities-newsoms-california-tried-to-run-out-of-town-n2204095<![CDATA[New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is putting sanctuary priorities ahead of public safety, this time by dangling technology upgrade grants in front of local police agencies—but only if they agree to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.]]>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Sanctuary Cities]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/07/taxpayer-funded-betrayal-hochul-bribes-sheriffs-to-shield-criminal-illegals-from-ice-raids-n2204094