Thursday, May 22, 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 

Update: Horrifying Details Emerge About Alleged Capital Jewish Museum Shooter and His Victims

She also confirmed reports that the man and woman killed were, in fact, a couple. Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter revealed at the police press conference that the couple, who served on his staff, were soon to be engaged.

Scarborough Finally Makes a Big Admission on Biden, Tapper Embarrasses Him Even More

These people are ridiculous; they keep adding to the reasons why no one should ever trust or vote for any Democrat who had anything to do with this ever again.

Letitia James Lashes Out to 'Explain' Her Alleged Mortgage Fraud, and She Just Might Be Toast

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Trending Across Townhall Media

Suppressor Delisting in Big, Beautiful Budget Bill

The good news is that this is in the budget, but it's imperative that you contact your senators and tell them to support the Hearing Protection Act's inclusion in this bill. 

Biden Officials KNEW COVID Vaccine Caused Heart Damage and Hid It From the Public

I don't believe that any of these officials wanted people to die from vaccine complications. They were just indifferent to whether they did.

Democrats Don't Need More Scandals Now, but Here Comes One

And the most damning part? Bill Clinton has never been held accountable.

Ed Martin Named the Top Three Suspects in the Biden Autopen Fiasco

Who was running this White House?

'BUT TRUUUUMP!' X Users BURY Chuck Todd for Trying to Scold Conservatives Over Biden's Decline

No, Chuck Todd. Not 'shame on us.'

Shame on YOU.

WHAT'S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill...

Obviously, the big news out of Capitol Hill Thursday morning is the House passing the "Big, Beautiful Bill." Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he wanted to get it done before Memorial Day, and lo and behold, they did. Now it's on to the Senate. 

There are fewer meetings/hearings set for Thursday (probably just as well as there are likely some rather tired Congress critters this AM — the Senate also was up late wrangling over the passage of H.J.Res.88 - "Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 'California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision.'")

11PM — @SenateDems are throwing fits on the floor, so we’re going to show you guys more behind-the-scenes videos. pic.twitter.com/nnTXI3DxcV

— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) May 22, 2025

But there are a handful set, including:

• House Foreign Affairs, South and Central Asia Subcommittee — Assessing the Terror Threat Landscape in South and Central Asia and Examining Opportunities for Cooperation
• Senate Appropriations, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee — Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Labor [Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to testify]
• Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Hearings to examine securing America, focusing on key authorities under the Defense Production Act
• House Foreign Affairs, Africa Subcommittee — A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action
• Senate Appropriations, Department of Defense Subcommittee — Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the National Guard and Reserves Forces 
• Senate Appropriations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee — Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Food and Drug Administration [FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary to testify]

White House What's Up

President Donald Trump is celebrating the BBB passage this morning. At 11:00 a.m. Eastern, he'll receive his intelligence briefing. He'll then have lunch with Vice President JD Vance. In the afternoon, he'll participate in a "MAHA Commission Event" in the East Room. He's got a private dinner Thursday evening at Trump National Golf Club. 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. 

Full Court Press...

On Wednesday, we brought you the story of a Massachusetts judge who was effectively blocking the deportation of eight vicious criminals to South Sudan. That case took an even more bizarre twist Wednesday evening — will have an article out on that shortly.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

We should get multiple Supreme Court decisions on Thursday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.

Vice President Vance will speak at the U.S. Naval Academy graduation on Friday.

MORNING MUSING

I was winding down for the evening on Wednesday when the news broke about the horrific shooting of a young couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. I wrote up the breaking news story, but I didn't process it. I still haven't. Because it hurts too much to — and I don't even have a personal connection to the victims. 

Yaron and Sarah— working together at the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.— were murdered in a terrorist attack outside the Jewish Museum.
A young couple with a bright future planning their life together.

Yaron, born in Nuremberg, wasn’t just a colleague.
I had the privilege of… pic.twitter.com/0fu3usprAF

— Ambassador Ron Prosor (@Ron_Prosor) May 22, 2025

But knowing they were targeted and gunned down as a result of this horrific hatred that keeps being stoked by evil that's not even attempting to hide its face anymore cuts to the core. All I can think of this morning is John Ondrasik's haunting missive:

We Are Not OK.

Humbled to perform "OK (We Are Not OK)" at Hostage Square, in Tel Aviv, hours before Iran's attack on Israel. There are no words to express the meetings I had with hostage families. May we hold them in our hearts as well as all innocents suffering due to the evil that is Hamas. pic.twitter.com/pq9K6auLyO

— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) April 21, 2024

LIGHTER FARE 

Fairly certain this is photoshopped, but it's cute nonetheless. 

Paw sitively the Best Selfie of the Year! 🐾📷IF YOU LOVE DOGS LEAVE A RED HEART😊🐶🐮 pic.twitter.com/BQDgBeDhXC

— Tweets of Dogs (@TweeetsOfDogs) May 20, 2025

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