Friday, March 28, 2025
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
I Think There Is a Plan for Jasmine Crockett
What I do think is that there is a plan for Crockett, and it would be prudent to keep an eye on her beyond the just crazy things she says.
This is where Democrats are at now — doubling down and deluded.
Elon Musk and the DOGE Team Talk About Why Fraud Happens So Easily in the Federal Government
The DOGE team consistently pointed out that a private company with this lack of financial controls would have gone under a long time ago.
Trending Across Townhall Media
National Constitutional Carry Reciprocity Advances in House
But that doesn't mean there's no hope. Wheeling and dealing is part of politics, so it's entirely possible this will be part of some deal and get put on the table for a vote, where I suspect it will narrowly pass.
Anyone Seen What's Happening at Diego Garcia Lately?
What is escalating right now in the Indian Ocean could give Ayatollah Khamenei, if he survives the next couple weeks, the same feeling Robert Hays had in Airplane! about Macho Grande. Khamenei may never get over Diego Garcia.
Rich Karen Is Caught Keying Tesla in Seattle, yet Cops Seem Oddly Confused Over Motive
Gee, if only the Democrats who run Washington State would bother to condemn the attacks before people and not just cars get hurt.
Here's When You Knew NPR's CEO Was Going to Get Totally Smoked on the Hill
NPR has gone so far off the rails that even self-described liberal Democrats, like Matt Taibbi, have railed against them for being an out-of-touch outlet riddled with content that would make most Americans drive off a bridge to end the incessant drivel aimed at making Acela Corridor elitists feel superior.
Our government's redundancy, inability to function, and wasteful practices leave us speechless, every day.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
It being Friday, no formal hearings or meetings are set for today on the Hill. We did learn yesterday that one member of Congress we thought would be departing will no longer be: The White House has withdrawn Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-NY) nomination as U.N. Ambassador — not because of any beef with her, but because there are big things Congress needs to get done and perilously slim margins. While Stefanik, no doubt, would have been solid in the role, it's a relief to know she'll be staying in Congress to help shore up the GOP majority.
White House What's Up
President Donald Trump has not yet named who he'll nominate in Stefanik's stead, though it wouldn't be surprising if he did so today. He will be participating in the swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey — that being his own former attorney and counselor, Alina Habba — early in the afternoon. After that, he's heading out to Mar-a-Lago for the weekend.
Vice President JD Vance is, of course, heading to Greenland, where he and Second Lady Usha are set to visit with American Guardians at the Pituffik Space Base on the island’s northwest coast. The VP also put out a powerful video following his Quantico visit.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. State - Marco Rubio — Rubio is canceling student visas for those who've worn out their welcome.
Sec. Treasury - Scott Bessent — Bessent welcomed Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender to the Treasury Department.
Sec. Defense - Pete Hegseth — Hegseth paid tribute to fallen heroes at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Attorney General - Pam Bondi — Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced the nabbing of a top MS-13 leader in Virginia.
Sec. Health & Human Services - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Kennedy announced thousands of job cuts at HHS.
Sec. Education - Linda McMahon — McMahon sent a blistering letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom over his transgender comments.
Sec. Veterans Affairs - Doug Collins — Collins turned the tables on CNN's Kaitlan Collins (no relation) in a fiery interview.
Full Court Press...
While it's been a challenge trying to keep up with all of the court cases involving Trump's executive actions — and I'm working on a little (big) project regarding that, so stay tuned — here's a little nugget that some might find of interest: We've previously referenced the civil lawsuit filed by former First Son Hunter Biden against Garrett Ziegler (who founded the nonprofit organization Marco Polo). Biden elected to voluntarily dismiss that suit in early March due to lack of funds. (Being a former First Son isn't as lucrative as his former endeavors, it seems.) Now, Ziegler is seeking attorney fees for costs incurred in the waning days of the litigation, which could have been avoided had Biden not dragged out the litigation before abruptly abandoning it.
Speaking of Hunter, he and his new attorney appear to be playing games regarding discovery in another civil suit he has pending (against Patrick Byrne). We'll see how that works out.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
There are more oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week. We'll be keeping an eye on those, as well as any of the current litigation against the Trump administration that's percolating its way up to the Supremes. (Several of the pending matters have briefing/response deadlines of next Friday.)
MORNING MUSING
We spend an awful lot of time and energy on national elections — particularly presidential and mid-term elections. That's for good reason: Those elections have far-reaching consequences. But so do off-year and special elections — and state supreme court elections. And if Republicans aren't careful, they could lose some valuable electoral real estate next Tuesday. Special elections set for Florida's 1st and 6th Congressional Districts (to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz and now National Security Advisor Mike Waltz) are not guaranteed wins for the GOP. And in Wisconsin, the battle over a spot on that state's Supreme Court is tighter than tight, and could make a huge difference, not just for the court, but for future congressional races. If you're a voter in Florida CD-1 or CD-6 or Wisconsin — or if you know any voters in those districts — make sure you get out and vote and tell everyone you know. This is critical!
LIGHTER FARE
Good question!
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