Thursday, June 25, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
In New York, the Democrat Establishment Dug Their Own Graves
This, my friends, is a truly ironic development. Jeffries and the rest of the Democrat establishment have dug their own graves – their policies created the DSA and have fed its successes, so that they are now becoming the victims of it.
‘Wow!’ — Trump Celebrates Senate Iran Vote Flip After Ripping ‘Not Going to Be Bullied’ Bill Cassidy
Aside from Trump's celebration, the vote marks a solid win for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and his team—especially Whip John Barrasso (R-WY)—who managed to flip the holdouts and get them behind the administration’s long-term strategy on Iran.
Usha Vance Expertly Trolls NYT 'Journo' Who Had Epic Melt Down Over MAGA Baby Boom
There is zero scandal in Usha Vance's coral maternity dress or happy mothers smiling their way through their pregnancies, but it is indeed concerning that the left has become so hostile to traditional womanhood that even a pregnant woman in an Old Navy dress registers to them as a five-alarm political threat.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — How Second Amendment Became Personal for Victor Davis Hanson
Bad people abound. You're not going to just wish them into extinction. Whether they take the reins of government or decide to engage in their own form of more petty tyrannies, our Founding Fathers had no wish for us to be a nation of victims.
HotAir — Will Moderate Democrats Head for the Exits? Will It Matter if They Do?
House Democrats are rightly panicking. They have had a good grift going, but few of them are ideologically committed to destroying the United States. They want to pillage it, and know that communist revolutionaries will kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.
PJ Media — The Burning Questions Europeans Will Bring Home With Their Ranch Dressing
It could be world-changing if Freddy inspired Europeans to sing, "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Bowing to Brussels (After They've Tasted Some Buc-ee's?)"
Townhall — Calm Down About JD Vance
Calm down, be objective, and focus on the long-term goal of defeating our enemies abroad and at home. Focusing on JD Vance and imagining he is some sort of malignant monster supports neither.
As for The New York Times, all we can say is that Usha Vance looks a lot better in her bargain maternity dress than the black sack of shame they once again threw upon themselves.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
We've got multiple hearings/meetings set for Thursday on the Hill, including:
- House Natural Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee — Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential"
- House Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee — "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System"
- House Financial Services, Capital Markets Subcommittee — From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
- House Small Business — “From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America’s Small Businesses.”
- House Appropriations, Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee — Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security [DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to testify]
- House Oversight and Government Reform, Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee — “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP”
- House Foreign Affairs, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee — Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Region
- Committee on House Administration — Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, “The Congressional Research Service and the Future of AI-Enabled Policy Analysis”
- House Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee — State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies.
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party — China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United States
- House Judiciary, Oversight Subcommittee — “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center” (This one may be postponed)
- House Ways and Means, Work and Welfare Subcommittee — Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Early Support, Lifelong Impact
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) — To receive a briefing on Russia's tech authoritarianism on the occupied territories of Ukraine.
White House What's Up
Here's how President Trump's Thursday is shaping up:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 2:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Meeting with the Speaker of the House — Oval Office
- 3:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 6:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Tele-Rally — Oval Office
- 7:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Rose Garden Club Dinner with American Farmers — Rose Garden
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Health & Human Services - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Kennedy highlighted the CDC's successful response to the recent Hantavirus outbreak.
CDC Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya: Protecting Americans is our highest responsibility. CDC’s hantavirus response officially concludes today, June 24, 2026. This response demonstrates the strength of a coordinated effort to detect and defend against infectious disease threats… pic.twitter.com/RgPACfexgW
— CDC (@CDCgov) June 24, 2026
Full Court Press...
We had multiple decisions of note over on Wednesday (and some from earlier in the week), including:
- ❌ In M-J-M-A v. Wamsley (habeas/warrantless arrests), Judge Mustafa Kasubhai GRANTS plaintiffs' motion for class certification.
- ❌ In U.S. v. Benson (voter rolls), 6th Circuit Court of Appeals AFFIRMS dismissal of case.
- ❌ In Pablo Sequen v. Albarran (immigration enforcement), Judge Casey Pitts (Northern District of California) GRANTS plaintiffs' motion for class certification and partial summary judgment; DENIES defendants' cross motion for summary judgment. [6/23]
- ❌ In State of California v. Trump (election law), Judge Denise Casper (Massachusetts) GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment, permanently enjoining enforcement of key provisions of Trump's election-integrity Executive Order.
- ❌ In League of Women Voters v. DHS (SAVE Citizen Verification System), Judge Sparkle Sooknanan (D.C.) GRANTS plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment; DENIES defendants' motion for summary judgment and motion to dismiss; VACATES DHS and SSA's 2025 SAVE system changes. [6/22]
ALSO SEE: Twin Federal Court Rulings Kneecap Trump's Election Integrity Agenda
But buckle up, because today is another SCOTUS hand-down day. We're ready!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
As noted, today is an opinion day for the Supreme Court, but we know there will be at least one more (next Tuesday).
President Trump will head to Turkey for the NATO Summit July 7-8. Speaking of Turkey — the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team takes them on (or, sorry, Türkiye) this evening in the World Cup.
Also, we've got oodles of America 250 festivities that will be in full swing for the next 10-12 days.
MORNING MUSING
I missed the hubbub on Wednesday as it was unfolding (which is why I was glad to have Teri Christoph's excellent write-up on the matter readily at hand to bring me up to speed). I guess the left is undone by pregnant ladies having the audacity to not only embrace motherhood but...*gasp*...show off their pregnant bellies with their fashion choices, rather than shrouding them.
So, if I'm understanding this correctly, this month, in particular, is all about being proud as all get out about your sexuality and gender identity and expressing these via whatever fashions you choose. But motherhood? Pregnant bellies? HIGHLY offensive!
LIGHTER FARE
Way to go, buddy!
Yay, I did it..🐕😅 pic.twitter.com/qdsMOIlJOu
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 24, 2026
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