https://redstate.com/coldwarrior/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:29:21 -0400<![CDATA[With each new revelation about former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who apparently would do anything to bring down Trump with his classified documents and election interference cases, the sordid tale just gets dirtier and dirtier.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:13:39 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Rand Paul]]><![CDATA[Ron Johnson]]><![CDATA[Arctic Frost]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/14/runaway-train-chuck-grassley-torches-jack-smith-accuses-of-him-obtaining-texts-of-dozens-of-lawmakers-n2204333<![CDATA[Michigan has a couple of wild candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Senate. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) decided not to run again. The two people now vying to replace him are Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) and a former Wayne County, MI, health director, Abdul El-Sayed.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:50:52 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/14/dem-race-for-senate-in-michigan-n2204330<![CDATA[As my colleague Ward Clark reported on Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives moved the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent throughout the United States, from committee to the House floor for a vote. On Tuesday, the full House voted and passed the Act, 308-117.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:30:33 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/14/house-passes-act-to-end-daylight-savings-time-n2204331<![CDATA[Any day that Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) can get shut down by a Republican colleague is a good day. Tuesday was a good day.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:13:03 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Ayanna Pressley]]><![CDATA[House Oversight Committee]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]]><![CDATA[Brandon Gill]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/07/14/brandon-gill-and-ayanna-pressley-remarks-during-house-hearing-on-dei-n2204327<![CDATA[Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani is a major player in Iran's petroleum industry, or what's left of it. He runs a company based in Dubai, the Milavous Group, which has been accused of making billions in revenues by the illegal sale of Iranian crude oil. He has also been accused of moving weapons to Russia across the Caspian Sea. He has already been the target of American financial sanctions in 2025, and now he's being hit with another round.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:17:22 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Scott Bessent]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/14/new-treasury-sanctions-slam-irans-profitable-shipping-evasion-network-n2204328<![CDATA[As we reported, there was a shooting on Monday involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Biddeford, Maine.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:44 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Maine]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/14/watch-schumers-gaslighting-senate-floor-speech-ends-with-a-rather-audible-surprise-n2204321<![CDATA[In a Wall Street Journal exclusive, Corey Lewandowski, the former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aide and the first campaign manager for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, is alleged to be under investigation for improper involvement in the distribution of the department's contracts.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:30:35 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Kristi Noem]]><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/07/14/oig-dhs-investigation-puts-corey-lewandowski-back-under-the-microscope-n2204318<![CDATA[On Tuesday, the House of Representatives finally broke a procedural blockade, clearing the way for a State Department appropriations vote. To gain the votes necessary on the procedural measure to break the blockade, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (LA-04) agreed to combine the State Department appropriations bill with the SAVE America voter ID bill, hopefully adding some impetus to the latter.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:11:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Mike Johnson]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/14/great-news-for-johnson-gop-rebels-end-house-floor-holdout-n2204325<![CDATA[It's been a while since the rabidly antisemitic, anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil was the Democrat Party's flavor of the month – they've been too busy of late licking the boots of avowed socialists like Zohran Mamdani and protecting sexual predators like Graham Platner to give Khalil much mind – but he's still hanging around like a stubborn rash.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:35:50 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/14/khalil-vows-revenge-for-ice-detainment-n2204316<![CDATA[Smoking used to be pretty much ubiquitous. In his World War II Army service, my Dad always said he thought at times that he was the only guy in the entire Army who didn't smoke. When they got their cigarette allotment - yes, that was a thing - Dad would give his away, for nothing, to the first guy who asked, which generally resulted in a line of guys asking, "Hey, Clark, you going to smoke those?" And in the late 1970s, when I was working in the Woolco discount store in Cedar Falls, Iowa, my boss had an overflowing ashtray on the counter kept full by his chain-smoking, and the last thing the unfortunate stockboys had to do every evening was go around the store with pushbrooms sweeping up the butts.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:55:25 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/14/a-new-trend-for-genz-cigarettes-are-back-n2204323<![CDATA[Seemingly, not a day goes by without Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying something anti-American, or threatening the wealthy, or offering up insane Marxist solutions to the city’s problems.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:38:52 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/14/mamdanis-callous-explanation-of-why-sex-crime-numbers-are-rising-in-nyc-sparks-outrage-n2204322<![CDATA[If he could still talk to us, I suspect the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) would note that he agreed there is still much work to be done.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:32:49 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/07/14/darline-graham-nordone-sworn-in-to-the-senate-n2204320<![CDATA[It's bad enough that a huge eyesore of a homeless enclave is allowed to fester near New York City's landmark Intrepid Museum, along with all the problems those encampments cause. Now it's gotten worse; the "residents" of that enclave were caught brazenly stealing electricity from the city grid. Fortunately, even in Zohran Mamdani's New York, that was a bridge too far, and the New York Police Department stepped in and put a stop to it.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:08:27 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Homelessness]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/14/homeless-now-brazenly-stealing-electricity-near-nycs-intrepid-museum-n2204319<![CDATA[Most people, and most corporations, usually have a pretty good sense as to on which side their toast is buttered. That's inevitable, to some extent, of course. The ethanol industry is no exception, and it operates in an economy where the mandated addition of ethanol to gasoline may increase the cost at the pump by as much as 40 cents per gallon. And it may come as little surprise that the political donations of political action committees (PACs) of the ethanol industry, which traditionally have heavily favored Republicans, are now starting to lean toward more Democratic candidates. At present, 2023-2024 donations still heavily favor Republicans, to the tune of 60.5 percent to Republican candidates and a hair under 40 percent to Democrats.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:39:35 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Green Energy]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/07/14/ethanol-industry-donations-now-heavily-favor-democrats-n2204317<![CDATA[The 2026 midterm elections will be like none we have ever seen before. Traditionally, the party in the White House loses seats. In the past, that might not have been a huge deal, but as Democratic Socialists take over the Democratic Party, it is not only a huge deal, but the most deadly serious deal we have ever seen. On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to impress upon the American people, including a media that will make light of their real agenda, just how serious a threat to the nation this is.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:35:45 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/07/14/speaker-mike-johnson-whips-out-some-tough-love-on-gops-approach-to-communism-this-is-not-a-game-n2204309<![CDATA[President Trump, showman that he is, just dropped a serious teaser for what he’s calling one of the biggest announcements of his presidency. The announcement is set for Thursday in prime time.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/07/14/it-doesnt-get-bigger-trump-drops-hint-on-thursdays-yuge-announcement-n2204313<![CDATA[The Democrats opened the door to the socialists, and they're doing all they can to take over the party while most of the Democrats are either welcoming them or talking about being a "big tent."&nbsp;]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:50:36 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/07/14/dsa-co-chair-remarks-about-abolishing-senate-n2204305<![CDATA[On Monday, President Trump floated the idea of charging a 20 percent fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz to “reimburse” the U.S. for security provided to the region, currently and in the past.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:47:06 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Iraq]]><![CDATA[Trade]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/14/trump-changes-course-on-hormuz-reimbursement-fees-affter-gulf-leaders-come-up-with-better-idea-n2204315<![CDATA[Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are appearing before Congress Tuesday to testify about the increasing threats they face and the need for an increase in the security budget. It’s the first time since 2019 that members of the High Court have appeared before lawmakers to speak on their annual budget request.]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:36:36 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Justice Amy Coney Barrett]]><![CDATA[Justice Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Justice Elena Kagan]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/07/14/chilling-scotus-judge-barrett-tells-congress-why-she-has-to-explain-a-bulletproof-vest-to-her-child-n2204312<![CDATA[From the "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" files comes this: Mexico has started filing criminal complaints with state prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of its illegals while in U.S. custody or during immigration enforcement operations.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:17:20 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Mexico]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/07/14/this-is-rich-mexico-is-filing-criminal-complaints-in-the-us-over-deaths-of-its-illegals-n2204306