Tuesday, July 14, 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
The Shocking Cost of New York’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Experiment Has Finally Been Exposed
Democrat policies are driving more people and businesses away and turning what should be a truly great economic engine into a slow-motion fiscal disaster with no end in sight.
Morales was, according to the document, one of two assailants who pushed a steward "face down to the floor of the cabin" and "held a knife to his throat as they bound his hands behind him with a cord."
Insanity: Steve Hilton Uncovers Why Police Can't Clear LA's Homeless Camps
Clearly, this is entirely about advocacy, not solutions.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Sarasota Gun 'Buyback' Results Nothing to Celebrate
Floridians deserve better than this
HotAir — CNBC: Red States Are Hellholes
It's absurd, of course, but par for the course when it comes to anything in the Pravda Media. They shape the narrative on "Quality of Life" by choosing variables that matter most to lefties, and then toss out a ranking as if it should persuade people based on issues that matter to the average person.
PJ Media — Mad (at) Men: TV Advertising Goes Off the Rails
Because of that need for irony, TV commercials are required to be jokey and edgy, but the only group they can make fun of are men, because the sponsors would be accused of being sexist and misogynistic otherwise.
Townhall — Footage of Ro Khanna's 'Violent' West Bank Detention Released. Notice Anything Wrong?
This ‘hostage’ video was as calm as Hindu cows are. The intent was clear: gin up anti-Israel hatred at home and declare a 2028 presidential bid.
Imagine how absolutely miserable someone has to be to troll Trump because he's cleaning up D.C. On second thought, maybe don't imagine that ... yikes.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Alright — they're back at it in earnest today. Critters in committee:
- House Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee — Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States [Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan to testify]
- House Foreign Affairs — FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
- House Small Business — “AI on Main Street: How AI is Shaping the Future of Small Business.”
- House Financial Services — The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report [Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to testify]
- House Natural Resources, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee — Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country”
- House Education and Workforce — “Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools”
- Senate Judiciary — Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibility debate.
- House Foreign Affairs, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee — More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State and Commerce
- House Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee — Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration [SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler to testify]
- House Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee — U.S. Economic Security and Investment Abroad: Assessing Economic Security Zones
- Senate Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee — Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Supreme Court of the United States. [Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan to testify]
- Senate Foreign Relations, Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee — Hearings to examine the national security strategy and the Western Hemisphere.
And our newest senator — Darline Graham Nordone — is set to be sworn in at 2:30 PM Eastern.
White House What's Up
It's another busy day for President Trump:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 11:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT greets the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq — West Wing Awning
- 11:15 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq — Oval Office
- 1:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 3:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Swearing-In Ceremony with Senator Tim Sheehy — Oval Office
- 4:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Pre-Tape Interview with Trey Yingst — Roosevelt Room
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
U.S. Trade Rep. - Jamieson Greer — Greer is traveling across Colorado and Utah this week.
This week, Ambassador Greer will travel across Colorado and Utah to meet with American ranchers, manufacturers, and industry leaders and tour a wide range of facilities, from a major critical mineral producer to the nation's leading manufacturer of home and gun safes.…
— United States Trade Representative (@USTradeRep) July 13, 2026
This week, Ambassador Greer will travel across Colorado and Utah to meet with American ranchers, manufacturers, and industry leaders and tour a wide range of facilities, from a major critical mineral producer to the nation's leading manufacturer of home and gun safes.
Full Court Press...
A few recent court decisions of note:
- ✅ In Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega (habeas/mandatory detention), 5th Circuit Court of Appeals VACATES 7/2 panel opinion and GRANTS petition for rehearing en banc. [7/10]
- ✅ In Hernandez v. Noem (immigration enforcement), Judge Reggie Walton GRANTS admin's motion to dismiss and DENIES plaintiffs' motion for TRO as moot. [7/10]
- ❌ In Trump v. IRS (Tax Return/Privacy Act), Judge Kathleen Williams (Southern District of Florida) issues order sanctioning Trump attorneys.
- ❌ In U.S. v. Board of Elections - State of NY (voter rolls), Judge Mae D'Agostine (Northern District of New York) GRANTS defendants' motion to dismiss - with prejudice. [7/10]
As noted above, Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Kagan are testifying before both the House and Senate today regarding appropriations for the Court.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Jay Clayton's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing for the DNI nomination is set for Wednesday, as is Todd Blanche's hearing for the AG nod before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 🍿
MORNING MUSING
As the left lurches ever leftward (and I find my prior liberal worldview at the vanishing point), those who understand the dangers of socialism are right to sound the alarm. It's an insidious system — one that will drag this country right down the drain (and the rest of the world with it). It doesn't work — it's never worked.
And my message to the dreamers who aspire to paint the U.S. in DSA colors is this: Stop trying to make socialism happen. It's not going to happen.
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) July 14, 2026
LIGHTER FARE
Sounds like he's taking some sage advice from his publicist.
I will not be taking anymore questions...
— BuffaloRon (@BuffaloRon) July 13, 2026
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