https://redstate.com/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 17 Apr 2026 10:51:19 -0400<![CDATA[President Trump took to Truth Social on Friday morning with some good news for enthusiasts of the Strait of Hormuz being fully open and operational: “IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE.”&nbsp;]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:29:30 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/04/17/trump-truth-on-strait-being-open-n2201383<![CDATA[Friday, April 17, 2026]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:30:49 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Morning Minute]]><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/17/morning-minute-n2201382<![CDATA[When politicians write a book (and the word "write" is doing heavy lifting because they use ghostwriters), they're generally not really trying to sell books; they're looking for an excuse to be booked on news shows and do a bunch of campaign events disguised as a book tour, and within a few months you'll find copies at Dollar Tree, or the bargain bin at Barnes &amp; Noble if they're lucky.]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/04/17/funny-thing-about-gavin-newsoms-best-selling-memoir-n2201378<![CDATA[By Amelia Hamilton]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[RedState Guest Editorial]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Medicaid]]><![CDATA[Medicare]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/04/17/post-obamacare-rural-hospitals-are-hanging-by-a-thread-and-the-lifeline-may-be-cut-n2201372<![CDATA[Todd Lyons, who has been the acting director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since March 2025, submitted his resignation on Thursday.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:58:17 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin]]><![CDATA[Tom Homan]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/04/16/acting-ice-director-todd-lyons-to-step-down-n2201380<![CDATA[Boy, it’s going to be fascinating to see how this one plays out. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), California Gov. Newsom, and their ilk have been demonizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for months on end, calling them the Gestapo and other incendiary names.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:49:03 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/16/this-could-get-interesting-real-fast-hennepin-county-da-issues-arrest-warrant-for-ice-agent-n2201379<![CDATA[There are appropriate times to make references to music or musicians, but when your entire continent might be about to suffer a major financial jolt, it comes across as mostly cringe.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:24:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Inflation]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/04/16/energy-org-chief-warns-europe-could-run-out-of-jet-fuel-in-6-weeks-makes-cringe-musical-reference-n2201376<![CDATA[With the allegations of&nbsp;sexual harassment and assault against now-former Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-14) that have been reported over the last week, we've been asking a lot of questions about Swalwell's bestie, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:10:31 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Arizona]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]><![CDATA[John Thune]]><![CDATA[Ruben Gallego]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/04/16/here-we-go-luna-zeroes-in-on-gallego-refers-allegation-that-are-sexual-in-nature-to-thune-n2201377<![CDATA[There's one thing you have to admit about Democrats: They stick together. They have each other's backs, regardless of what accusations may be flying about, at least until things get so egregiously bad with a particular donkey (Eric Swalwell) that they just have to admit that the dead woodchuck under the porch is starting to stink.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:01:08 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Keith Ellison]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/16/new-gop-outrage-as-minnesota-dems-unite-to-shield-walz-from-impeachment-n2201375<![CDATA[On Thursday, President Donald Trump was boarding Air Force One on his way to Nevada, then Arizona, to tout the Working Families Tax Cuts and the gains by average Americans because of them. During his typical impromptu press scrum before boarding, the president dropped some bombshells: the biggest breakthrough: Iran has agreed to give up its enriched uranium.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/16/trump-iran-agrees-to-give-up-its-enriched-uranium-theyve-agreed-to-it-very-powerfully-n2201371<![CDATA[Never let it be said that President Donald Trump is one to mince words.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:57:03 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/16/always-been-a-sleazebag-trumps-blunt-new-take-on-swalwell-scandal-n2201373<![CDATA[A breaking report has exploded this afternoon on the Justice Department (DOJ) being set to announce that it is opening an investigation into allegations by several women that Eric Swalwell, the former California congressman and Democrat gubernatorial candidate. commited acts of sexual assault or sexual misconduct against them.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:40:17 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/04/16/breaking-justice-department-investigation-swalwell-n2201370<![CDATA[The One Big Beautiful Bill's effects are still being felt around the country, including in our gateway to the Arctic: Alaska. On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the United States Coast Guard, announced that two new Coast Guard arctic security cutters - icebreakers - will be home-ported in Alaska starting in 2028.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[OBBB]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/16/trump-era-win-for-alaska-two-new-icebreakers-to-deploy-to-defend-us-arctic-n2201369<![CDATA[As he was leaving the White House for Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump told reporters that he is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death or disappearance of 10 U.S. scientists over the last three years.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:57:58 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[New Mexico]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/04/16/trump-on-missing-scientists-n2201364<![CDATA[As RedState reported on Wednesday, six House Republicans and one Independent voted with Democrats on a discharge petition that, if successful, would force a floor vote on a Democrat-pushed bill that would extend temporary protective status (TPS) for Haitians living in the United States by three years.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:35:56 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[Haiti]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/04/16/house-dems-take-victory-lap-after-10-republicans-help-advance-haitian-tps-bill-to-senate-n2201365<![CDATA[President Trump had a vision for a grand ballroom, which it has lacked for its entire 233-year history, so of course leftist preservation groups and activist judges jumped in and have been throwing wrenches in the gears since construction started in September, 2025.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:21:42 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Judges]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/16/trump-blasts-ballroom-judge-reiterates-project-was-always-about-so-much-more-than-a-banquet-hall-n2201367<![CDATA[It is assured that when the press attempts to lecture the devout on the details and parameters of the Scripture and Christianity, they are more likely to trip on their rosary and face-plant in the rectory. Watching those trying to speak not only authoritatively but with condescension on a subject with which they normally hold contempt is often hilarious.]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:10 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Slager]]>https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/04/16/the-press-proves-secretary-hegseth-correct-about-being-pharisees-as-they-fail-at-biblical-proportions-n2201366<![CDATA[During his speech a few weeks ago at CPAC, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi stated that for decades, American presidents of both parties have thought they could "manage" the brutal Iranian regime. President Donald Trump is the first one to put an end to the regime that has not only terrorized its own people, but the rest of the world for 47 years. The victories the U.S. has enjoyed since the start of the war are phenomenal and will change the face of the region. But the same barbaric practices are still going on.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:25:12 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/04/16/executions-continue-in-iran-why-arent-we-hearing-more-about-it-n2201356<![CDATA[When last we left the White House ballroom saga, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals had punted the case back to Judge Richard Leon at the D.C. District Court for clarification. Leon had previously issued a preliminary injunction halting construction on the ballroom, but included an exemption for those “actions strictly necessary to ensure the safety and security of the White House and its grounds, including the ballroom construction site, and provide for the personal safety of the President and his staff.”&nbsp;]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:10:29 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Judges]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/04/16/dc-judge-to-white-house-security-exception-is-not-a-blank-check-for-your-ballroom-n2201360<![CDATA[You can’t help but wonder what goes on in the heads of those idiots who keep trying to breach the White House. The People's House has snipers, dogs, heavily armed agents, and who knows what else, so your chances of ending up dead are high. There have been several invaders who have gotten alarmingly far over the years, however, so maybe they’re thinking, “I could get lucky.”]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:50:51 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/16/new-man-injures-secret-service-agent-as-he-attempts-to-breach-white-house-n2201362