Thursday, June 12, 2025
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Air India 787 Crashes After Takeoff, Horrific Videos Released
Multiple videos of the crash and aftermath have now been released. This is the first 787 to crash since its first flight in 2009.
How the Association of Plastics Recyclers Manufactures a Crisis for Profit
It’s time for brands, regulators, and consumers to ask harder questions about who writes the rules—and who benefits when we follow them.
Greg Gutfeld Owns Legacy Media After Noticing Disturbing Trend In Their LA Riots Coverage
"What I find interesting is how come the networks aren't interviewing the protesters? There's a selective shielding going on," Gutfeld told the panel. "They know the protesters are the worst spokesmen for the protest."
Trending Across Townhall Media
The Four Resolutions Raised at the 2025 NRA Annual Meeting
The nature of what passed might be an indication that the members are more interested in moving forward and engaging in restorative measures, rather than dwelling in the past.
The destruction of the past and remaking of the future is the essential goal of leftism. They are at war with all that exists today. Our task is to recognize that and fight back, defending civilization.
Karoline Leavitt Goes Beast Mode on Reporter Defending Violent Rioters
Karoline Leavitt’s fiery defense of the president’s actions made it clear that this White House has zero patience for media gaslighting when it comes to violent left-wing agitators. It’s absolutely sick.
Watch the Expressions of These Libs As Batya Ungar-Sargon Explains Trump's Mandate on Immigration
“The elites are the consumers of low-wage labor, and when you guys say they’re taking people from the community, what you mean is they’re taking people from the workforce, people who undercut the wages of American workers,” she said.
It’s not the end of the world and we don’t believe the judge would even entertain the thought of striking it from the docket for that reason. But when you write anything you hope that the reader forgets that a fallible human being has written it.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Another quite busy day on the Hill today. The House will be voting on the $9.4 billion rescissions package sent over by the White House. Here's a quick rundown on that:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the DOGE Cut Bill in the House Today
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 12, 2025
DOGE targeted tens of billions of dollars in what it deemed waste, fraud and abuse.
But that means nothing unless Congress acts.
For the first time in three decades, lawmakers will vote today to claw back money…
There are some notable hearings set for Thursday as well. These include:
- House Intelligence (Permanent Select) — FY 2026 Budget Request for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (CLOSED) [DNI Tulsi Gabbard to testify]
- House Natural Resources — Oversight hearing titled “Examining the President's FY 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior” [Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to testify]
- House Armed Services — Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request [SecDef Pete Hegseth and JCS Chairman Dan Caine to testify]
- House Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee — “Security to Model: Securing Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Cybersecurity”
- House Financial Services, National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee — Evaluating the Defense Production Act
- 🚨House Oversight and Government Reform — “A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors” [Witnesses include: Tim Walz (MN), Kathy Hochul (NY), JB Pritzker (IL) - 10:00 AM Eastern]
- House Science, Space, and Technology, Energy Subcommittee — Powering Demand: Nuclear Solutions for AI Infrastructure
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing — Hearings to examine conflicts over ocean resources
- Senate Finance — Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Treasury and tax reform [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to testify]
Hopefully, they're all awake (and not too sore) following Wednesday evening's Congressional Baseball Game, which, by the way, the Republicans won (again) 13-2. That's 5/5.
White House What's Up
Fresh off attending the opening night performance of "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump will participate in a bill-signing ceremony late morning in the East Room. The measures to be signed include three congressional resolutions barring California's electric vehicle sales mandates and diesel engine rules, disapproved under the Congressional Review Act.
Later in the afternoon, he'll sign executive orders in the Oval Office. Then, in the evening, he'll participate in the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn.
No word yet on whether Vice President JD Vance, who also attended Wednesday night's performance, enjoyed the musical that was not "Sweeney Todd."
About to see Les Miserables with POTUS at the Kennedy Center.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) June 11, 2025
Me to Usha: so what’s this about? A barber who kills people?
Usha; [hysterical laughter]
Full Court Press...
Big court day. We've got opinions coming out from the Supreme Court at 10:00 AM Eastern. (And I'm still not done with last week's Skinny on SCOTUS, yeesh.) We've got the hearing at 1:30 PM Pacific on the California governor's motion for an emergency restraining order in Newsom v. Trump, after which, Judge Charles Breyer will presumably issue a ruling. Stay tuned!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Things are gearing up for Saturday, which, between the Army's 250th birthday celebration and the Left's "No Kings Day" shenanigans, is sure to be...something.
MORNING MUSING
Like many, I was truly saddened at Wednesday's news of Brian Wilson's passing. I was not a huge Beach Boys fan, growing up, though I certainly enjoyed their music. Frankly, I didn't give it a ton of thought — it was just sort of always there, pleasantly, in the background. I didn't have any of their albums (or 8-tracks or cassettes). But then they released the "Pet Sounds Sessions" on the 30th anniversary of the album...and I bought it. And I listened to it over and over, because it was THAT good.
The first track is "Wouldn't It Be Nice," a seemingly innocent musing about a couple imagining a romantic future together. There were layers, of course, beneath that — Brian Wilson was a complicated soul in addition to being a musical genius. But, as I'm sure is true for many, the tune's been bouncing around my brain since hearing the news, and it calls to mind so many things it's pleasant to contemplate, like, for instance, the return of sanity and common sense to our national discourse.
I could start listing all sorts of things that would be "nice," but I suspect that list could go on and on, and this is supposed to be a Morning "Minute." It's hard, though, not to hear that song and feel wistful. And now, perhaps, even a bit more so.
Rest in peace, Brian.
LIGHTER FARE
I didn't know there was a National Corn Day, but I'm glad Rico got to enjoy it.
Happy National Corn Day from Rico the porcupine!! 🌽 pic.twitter.com/v0wrS1j78H
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) June 11, 2025
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