Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
The Week Climate Catastrophism Lost Its Grip
If there is a real “tipping point” in climate discourse, it may not be in the atmosphere but in public consciousness — a shift away from fear toward evidence, from censorship toward open debate.
'Irony Is Dead': Newsom Makes Desperate Move After DOJ Announcement About Prop 50 Election Observers
As RedState readers know, if Proposition 50 is approved by voters, it would allow Democrats to proceed with their gerrymandering of the congressional districts in the state, where the map has already been massively altered in order to benefit Democrats.
While the NYT clutches its pearls over the horror of trafficked girls, it continues to run cover for the politicians who foster the atmosphere and push the legislation that keeps this blight in place.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Military Preventing Some Veterans From Buying Guns Due to 'Titling'
The Department of War needs to step up and fix this immediately, as does Congress.
'I Was Born the Son of a Poor Black Sharecropper'
This is dang near the saddest poor-mouth story... that never was.
Antifa Announces Uniform Change to Look More Like This Hamas Terrorist
At least the Trump administration is taking this threat seriously. While the likes of Portland, Seattle, and the Bay Area play footsie with these terrorists, these open revolutionaries are carrying out violent revolution right before our eyes.
There Was a Major Shake-Up at ICE Last Night. Here's Why
Revamped ICE/DHS for mass deportations? It’s about time.
We’re both excited and frightened to witness the birth of a new derangement syndrome.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Schumer Shutdown Day 28...
The Senate is holding a handful of hearings/meetings on Tuesday:
- Senate Armed Services — Hearings to examine the nominations of Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, and James Caggy, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary, and Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the Department of Defense
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing — Hearings to examine reviving commercial shipbuilding
- Senate Judiciary — Hearings to examine competition issues in the seed and fertilizer industries
- Senate Judiciary, Constitution Subcommittee — Hearings to examine politically violent attacks, focusing on a threat to our constitutional order
Also, on Monday, the Senate confirmed Rebecca L. Taibleson to be a United States Circuit Judge for the 7th Circuit and Bill Lewis to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
They're going to make a run at Lucky #13 on the CR vote at 11:30 AM Eastern on Tuesday. Will the fact that the AFGE has now publicly called for Senate Dems to get their act together and vote to open the government result in any vote changes?
READ MORE: Largest Federal Workers Union Pressures Democrats to End Schumer Shutdown, Ensure All Back Pay
White House What's Up
On Tuesday, President Trump will meet with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi before participating in a troop visit aboard the U.S.S. George Washington. Tuesday evening, he'll participate in a reception and dinner with business leaders in Tokyo. After that, he'll head to South Korea.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Housing & Urban Development - Scott Turner — Turner recently laid out the impact of the Schumer Shutdown on housing and healthcare.
.@SecretaryTurner: At @HUDgov, Homes and Healthcare Financing Are On The Line During Shutdownhttps://t.co/uCfNnKCyZs
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 7, 2025
Full Court Press...
There weren't a ton of notable court decisions on Monday involving Trump administration litigation:
- ❌ State of Washington v. Dept. of Education (denial of federal grants) — Judge Kymberly Evanson (Western District of Washington) GRANTS plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction.
We did see a ruling from the judge presiding over the trial of Charlie Kirk's accused assassin regarding some of the conditions of his court appearance(s).
READ MORE: Judge Makes Several Surprising Decisions Regarding Charlie Kirk’s Suspected Murderer Ahead of Trial
COMING ATTRACTIONS
President Trump is heading to South Korea. Will he add a visit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un to the trip?
We're just one week away from Election Day...in Virginia, in New Jersey, and in New York City, among other places.
We're still awaiting a move from the Supreme Court on the Illinois National Guard case, but we may well see a move from the 9th Circuit on the Oregon case (in terms of deciding whether it will rehear its previous stay of the district court TRO en banc) first.
MORNING MUSING
Today's musing is inspired by a conversation we had on the morning show — with the Schumer Shutdown continuing on, SNAP benefits are about to run out, and that could leave those who are dependent on them in a real bind. I did see that Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1) introduced a standalone bill to fund the program through the shutdown, but I don't know if that's going to go anywhere. (It should — make the Dems vote down food stamps on the record for their leverage.)
We were talking about the fact that when you give the government the power to feed you...you also give the government the power to starve you. It's true: The more power you cede to government, the more powerless and dependent you become. While they continue to wrangle about the shutdown in the Swamp, this is a moment to recognize the downside of outsourcing our "charity" to the government rather than engaging in it on a personal, local level — via food banks, local churches, etc.
That conversation prompted me to make the following observation: God is love, government is not.™
Kind of like that. Might make a t-shirt out of it.
LIGHTER FARE
Into thin air!
Where did he go..🐈🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/bUWr8TW26R
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) October 27, 2025
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