Thursday, March 26, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
UAE Minister's Brilliant Response to Iran's Attacks - They Aren't Going to Like This
Fox News anchor Bret Baier did a great interview with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Nusseibeh, where she made the case to do all that could be done to stop Iran.
There It Is: House Democrat Gives Away the Game During Heated Exchange on DHS Funding Stalemate
Simply put, Democrats keep slipping up and telling the American people who they really are in no uncertain terms, and we should believe them.
Watch: House Dem Who Called for Marco Rubio to Be Subpoened Over Iran Now Probably Wishes He Hadn't
The motion Meeks made in his opening statement was ultimately defeated, but not before Committee Chairman Brian Mast (FL-21) confronted Meeks over missing many of the classified intel briefings on Iran that likely would have given him answers to the questions he claimed he had.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Ohio Paper Falsely Claims 'Gun Violence' Leading Cause of Death for Kids in State. Here's the Truth.
The best thing the state of Ohio could do to protect the lives of children in the state would be to heavily invest in parental education to prevent asphyxiation and drowning deaths, not pass more gun control laws that are only enforceable after the fact.
Hot Air — Nut Zeroes: Kiwis Are Up a Creek in 3 Weeks and Nearly No Diesel in the Land Down Under
Australia's out there all by their loneselves, and they have willingly stripped the country of its ability to be energy independent in their delusional pursuit of Gaia's salvation.
PJ Media — Donald Trump’s Psychological Smackdown of Iran — and What Will Happen Next
President Trump is no Bush I or Bush II. He’s not simply cracking the regime militarily; he’s shattering it psychologically.
And that’s why this time will be different.
Townhall — Did You Miss This Brutal Exchange Before the Georgia Supreme Court?
In Georgia, one of its attorneys, trying to end an appeal petition for a previously convicted murderer, was called out by a Georgia Supreme Court judge for citing statutes that do not exist, and it was all caught on video.
Larry Krasner is a terrible person, and he is not at all interested in doing his actual job.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Thursday looks to be another busy day on the Hill, with multiple hearings/meetings set, including:
- Senate Armed Services — Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and United States Strategic Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2027 and the future years defense program
- House Science, Space, and Technology, Environment Subcommittee — Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining
House Budget — The Best Metric to Reverse the Curse: A 3% Deficit-to-GDP Path to Fiscal Sustainability
House Financial Services, Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee — Innovation at the Speed of Markets: How Regulators Keep Pace with Technology - Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Hearings to examine positioning student-athletes for success in school and beyond.
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Hearings to examine Export-Import Bank Reauthorization.
- House Education and Workforce — "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat"
- House Energy and Commerce, Communications and Technology Subcommittee — The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later
- House Homeland Security, Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee — “Arctic Security in an Era of Global Competition: Safeguarding U.S. Interests in Frigid Waters.”
- House Energy and Commerce, Health Subcommittee — Policies to Protect Our Communities From Illicit Drug Threats
- House Financial Services, Housing and Insurance Subcommittee — Mitigation and Multiple Loss Properties: Factors Influencing the High Cost of Flooding
- House Ethics, Adjudicatory Subcommittee — Adjudicatory Subcommittee Hearing
- House Armed Services, Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee — Information Technology Posture of the Department of Defense
Also today:
House Ethics Cmte “trial” today for Dem FL Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Charged with stealing millions in FEMA aid during COVID
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 26, 2026
Senate continues work on SAVE America Act today with test vote on voter ID. Path to fund DHS and end the stalemate also unclear
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 26, 2026
White House What's Up
Here's what President Trump has on tap for Thursday:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 10:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Cabinet Meeting — Cabinet Room
- 4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT delivers Remarks at the Greek Independence Day Celebration — East Room
- 5:45 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time — Oval Office
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Health & Human Services - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Kennedy continues to emphasize the importance of removing highly processed (i.e., junk) food from SNAP.
Removing highly processed food from SNAP is an important step in solving America's chronic disease crisis. Families in Texas will now have more access to affordable, real food. pic.twitter.com/c1SrtsdouN
— HHS (@HHSGov) March 25, 2026
Full Court Press...
The Supreme Court is done with oral argument for the week, though there's another round of cases set for argument next week, including the one on birthright citizenship.
Got a big ruling out of the 8th Circuit on Wednesday that has major (positive) implications for the administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
SEE: 8th Circuit Blows Open Federal Power to Detain Migrants - Not Just at the Border
COMING ATTRACTIONS
The president is set to deliver remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami, Florida, on Friday.
MORNING MUSING
It's Opening Day (here in St. Louis) once again, and, while my Cardinals haven't fared as well in recent seasons, I still can't help but be jazzed about it. I've shared my thoughts on Opening Day here before, but will offer an abbreviated version for today's Musing:
I say I was raised on a love of the game — my folks were both serious sports fans. Loved football (particularly of the MIZZOU variety, variable successes, notwithstanding), college hoops, and, more than anything else, Cardinals baseball. I can’t remember a time as a kid during baseball season when the radio (or TV) wasn’t tuned to the game. As long as I am on this earth, I will always hear Jack Buck’s voice in my head. And Mike Shannon’s. But mostly Buck’s.
There’s a comfort in that — like the whirring sound of the furnace blower in my folks’ house at night that lulled us to sleep. Long before I understood or truly came to appreciate the game, listening to Buck call the game was, at times riveting, but always reassuring. Whether the Cards were winning or losing, all seemed right with the world when baseball was on.
Took my girl to a game the last season at Busch II. She's 24 now, but this will always and forever be one of my favorite pics of us. ⚾️❤️ pic.twitter.com/2dQCOI96VK
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) March 26, 2026
LIGHTER FARE
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— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) March 26, 2026
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