Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
So to recap: New York City has a $5.4 billion hole, a mayor who won't cut spending, a governor who won't raise taxes, and a budget deadline quietly pushed to mid-May. The first act of the Mamdani administration's grand socialist experiment has produced exactly what critics predicted: not abundance, but a very expensive bill handed to everyone else.
Update: Ruben Gallego Is Still Trying to Run Away From Eric Swalwell, and It’s Still Not Working
Like Luna, we are, of course, just asking questions, and await word and possible next steps, if any, from the Ethics Committee as they look into the claims. For what it's worth, Gallego met with them on the Friday after Luna referenced the referral of the matter to Thune in a CBS News interview.
Hot Takes: Democrat Congressman’s ‘War on Women’ Argument Doesn’t Go According to Plan
Yeah, I'll take lectures on moral standards from this clown on like the 12th of never.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Armed Home Invader No Match for Armed Resident
Having a firearm for self-defense could mean the difference between life and death, and I'm grateful there was at least one resident who was able to access their gun and protect their loved ones when armed strangers invaded their home
HotAir — We Two Kings and the Art of Trolling
Humorless, scolding, hate-filled, TDS-addled heads exploded across the country and looked so pathetic writhing in their feeble anger, pounding out community note corrections with their tiny twee fists.
PJ Media — It Must Be Tuesday: Yet Another Seismic Event Shakes up the Persian Gulf
Nifty, eh? OPEC has lost members before, but never one with as much muscle to flex as the Emirates. And never at a time when another member was at serious risk of getting its production knocked out for months or even years.
Townhall — Here’s What Caused a Liberal Influencer to Suffer a Total Meltdown on Piers Morgan’s Show
We're not the ones trying to assassinate the president or commit acts of political violence, like attempting to run over ICE agents; that's solely a left-wing pastime
If anyone has a problem with that, they can always sell their Ferrari or their Bentley for grocery money.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Wednesday will be full of fireworks on the Hill. There are multiple hearings and meetings set, including:
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources — Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
- House Natural Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee — Oversight hearing titled "Powering the 21st Century with American Copper."
- House Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee — “Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors”
- House Foreign Affairs, Europe Subcommittee — Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space Security and Foreign Policy Implications
- House Judiciary, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee — “Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleigh’s Law”
- House Armed Services — Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request [Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine to testify]
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Business meeting to consider the nomination of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
- House Energy and Commerce, Energy Subcommittee — AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers H.R.6633, H.R.6336, H.R.6529
- House Education and Workforce, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee — "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education"
- House Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee — U.S. Accountability at the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities for Reform
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations — Hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.
- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship — Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.
Also, the House is trying to hammer out the procedural rule to advance DHS funding AND renew FISA...Good luck!
White House What's Up
What does President Trump have in store for Wednesday?
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 2:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Greeting with Artemis II Astronauts — Oval Office 🚀
- 4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 5:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Transportation - Sean Duffy — Duffy recently announced a new plane being rolled out by Southwest Airlines to celebrate America's 250th birthday. ✈️
‼️CHECK THIS OUT ‼️
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) April 28, 2026
INTRODUCING ‘INDEPENDENCE ONE’ ✈️@SouthwestAir's newest plane celebrating AMERICA’S 250th birthday!
Look for the red, white, and blue next time you’re at the gate 🦅@freedom250 pic.twitter.com/8moNrVwdzG
Also — a fun nod to one of the administration's cutest couples:
Thank you Prince Charming for taking me to the ball ❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧#UKStateDinner pic.twitter.com/3fNWgGsoLy
— Rachel Campos-Duffy (@RCamposDuffy) April 29, 2026
Full Court Press...
Big day for oral argument at the Supreme Court on Wednesday:
- Mullin v. DOE/Trump v. Miot — the consolidated cases taking a look at Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (and whether the "T" has any teeth). 🦷
- Hikama Pharmceuticals v. Amarin Pharma Inc. —
- When a generic drug label fully carves out a patented use, are allegations that the
generic drugmaker calls its product a "generic version" and cites public information about the branded drug (e.g., sales) enough to plead induced infringement of the patented use
Does a complaint state a claim for induced infringement of a patented method if it does not allege any instruction or other statement by the defendant that encourages, or even mentions, the patented use? 💊
- When a generic drug label fully carves out a patented use, are allegations that the
Oh, and by the way...SCOTUS is set to hand down opinions today, too. Stay tuned! 🍿
COMING ATTRACTIONS
President Trump will deliver remarks at The Villages, Florida, on Friday.
MORNING MUSING
I'd never characterize myself as a "royal-watcher." Sure, I watched Charles and Diana wed (who the heck didn't?!), and I have a passing acquaintance with the goings on in the House of Windsor, but I don't follow it closely. And I was agnostic about the visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
But I do have to admit, I watched Charles' speech to Congress, and my observation was that he did a right fine job. His voice was actually more forceful than I expected it to be, and his speech was well-written, humorous, and well-delivered.
ALSO SEE: White House Trolls 'No Kings' Dems With Pitch-Perfect Post
I'm not sure if there are other instances of the child and parent countries having fought a brutal war to sever that relationship being able to reflect on the quarter-millenia since in fond fashion, but we seem to have that here. And much as I've never been a Charles (or Camilla) fan, I actually quite enjoyed the scenes of their visit.
Plus...this cracked me up:
TWO KINGS. 👑 pic.twitter.com/iPVUxc4i4H
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 28, 2026
I'm not even going to bother to read the Community Note under it. Let 'em stew. 👑
LIGHTER FARE
No monkey business here....
Sleepy monkeys..🐒💤😍 pic.twitter.com/OHPCaZBSrc
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 29, 2026
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