Friday, May 1, 2026
Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day.
TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Trump's Hilarious Remark About a Bulletproof Vest Has Reporters Rolling in the Aisles
We're never going to have a contest on the subject, but President Donald Trump may just be the funniest person to ever occupy the White House. It's one of the reasons he resonates with people; he's just naturally relatable and open. And that might be why Democrats don't get it, because they largely have no sense of humor.
Data Analyst Delivers Some Astonishing Polling News for Trump and GOP
Is it any wonder people would leave them and not support how radical the Democrats have become?
Trump DOJ Vows to Enforce SCOTUS Ban on Racial Gerrymandering Nationwide—Obama Hardest Hit
By enforcing the Court’s colorblind standard, Trump's DOJ is pulling the rug out from under those efforts. Elections will be decided by voters rather than racial quotas and backroom map-rigging.
It’s a long-overdue correction. And it just might level the playing field a lot more come November
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Everytown Hates the ATF’s Proposed Rule Changes
Everytown's "Senior Firearms Analyst" and editor of the group's Smoking Gun website Greg Lickenbrock claims the proposed rules "are clearly designed to benefit the gun industry," which is a big problem for a group intent on destroying that same industry.
HotAir — No, Iran Is Not Winning, and Yes, There Is a Strategy
Trump has the upper hand, not Iran. Thinking that Iran can win this assumes that the US cannot survive a closure of the Strait of Hormuz as long as Iran can. That is a very big and likely very wrong assumption.
PJ Media — Democrats Are Really Screwed Now
Every Democrat who endorses Platner endorses his bigotry… his antisemitism… his misogyny… his homophobia.
Townhall — What a CNN Pollster Had to Say About Trump and Black Voters Is Bound to Trigger Libs
The 2024 election was the worst showing for Democrats with this voter bloc ever.
So, you know. Just try not to have an emergency in California for the next four years.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
It's a typical Friday in the Swamp — no meetings or hearings set, BUT...the critters did actually accomplish(?) some things on Thursday.
READ MORE: House Passes Partial DHS Funding Bill As White House Warns Workers Could Soon Go Unpaid
Congress Punts on FISA Reform Again, Extends Warrantless Surveillance As Senate Kills House Fix
White House What's Up
President Trump has a busy Friday in store:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 10:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT receives his Intelligence Briefing — The White House
- 10:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT departs The White House en route to The Villages, Florida — The White House
- 3:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in an Event with Seniors — The Villages Charter School
- 3:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT departs The Villages, Florida en route to Palm Beach, Florida — The Villages, Florida
- 6:15 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner — Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Education - Linda McMahon — McMahon recently shared how the Education Department is working to bring down the cost of college.
For decades, colleges and universities have driven up tuition—leaving students and taxpayers to shoulder the cost, often with little return on investment.
— Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) April 30, 2026
Today, 71% of graduates with student loan debt say they’ve had to delay or give up major life milestones like buying a home…
For decades, colleges and universities have driven up tuition—leaving students and taxpayers to shoulder the cost, often with little return on investment.
Today, 71% of graduates with student loan debt say they’ve had to delay or give up major life milestones like buying a home or starting a family.
American families live within their means—it’s time colleges do the same.
That’s why ED is taking decisive action to bring down the cost of college.
Full Court Press...
I need to play some catch-up on court rulings today, but we're continuing to see the effects of Wednesday's SCOTUS ruling in Callais. I expect we'll learn today whether or not the Court will grant the application to issue its judgment immediately.
Seeing a need to clarify:
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) April 30, 2026
The plan on how to comply (not necessarily the new map itself) is due within 3 days of the issuance of the JUDGMENT, which issues 31 days from now unless SCOTUS grants the pending application to issue it immediately.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
SCOTUS may be done with oral arguments for the term, but there are still 30+ opinions to be handed down before the end of the term — i.e., in the next two months — so expect those opinion days to start becoming more frequent.
MORNING MUSING
I give credit to the Secret Service and security personnel at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last Saturday who swiftly apprehended the would-be assassin and prevented anyone from being seriously hurt or killed. I'm thankful for that.
But it's a little hard not to notice, when watching the security camera footage, that the dog knew what was up here and pretty much got waved off, just seconds before this jackwad stormed the perimeter and started shooting.
BRO WTF 🤬
— TUPACABRA (@tupacabra) April 30, 2026
The dog clocks the gunman right away and follows the shooter into another room twice.
The dumb ass guard just walks away.
1/2 a second later the shooter runs out of the same room with a rifle in his hand. pic.twitter.com/5HS6TqJIef
Give that dog a bone!
LIGHTER FARE
Sneaky indeed!
Sneaky kisses..🐕🐾😘😅 pic.twitter.com/qhoCOWptmS
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) May 1, 2026
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