Monday, March 30, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Always aspiring to go higher is what the American Dream is all about. People like Mike Rowe, DHS Secretary Mullin, and I get it. Poor souls like Jimmy Kimmel never will.
The GOP Leadership Mess the DHS Funding Debacle Is Exposing, and Where We Go From Here
Fortunately for everyone involved, President Trump's executive order to pay TSA worker salaries has taken away the Democrats' leverage, and if Republicans are smart, they'll use the reprieve to play hardball and get DHS fully funded.
Tom Homan Lowers the Boom on Media When They Try to Push Dem Narrative on DHS Funding
Homan also set Face the Nation's Margaret Brennan straight when she tried to claim the Republicans controlled the government. Republicans in the Senate only have 53 people, and they needed 60 to get to a vote on the issue.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Did Hawaii Get Caught in a Lie During Yukutake En Banc Arguments?
Historically challenges to firearm-related laws that go en banc at the Ninth Circuit don’t usually do very well for the plaintiffs. Yukutake v. Lopez might be different as each step of the way the court found the restrictions to be unconstitutional. Even an en banc panel will have a difficult time not upholding the three-judge opinion — especially when judges openly express that Hawaii keeps trying to invalidate every challenge to their laws via moot attempts.
Hot Air — 'Retribution': Trump Issues New Ultimatum, Mulls Op to Seize Uranium
This is Trump's real ultimatum – to tell the "reasonable regime" that they had better take control right frickin' now if they want to survive with any economic potential at all.
PJ Media — This Trillion-Dollar Firm Wants Out of Mamdani's NYC
"New York City can't tax people in sane states," Your Friendly Neighborhood VodkaPundit sagely added while adding an extra dash of schadenfreude to his Bloody Mary.
Townhall — How These Patriots Responded to the Dems' 'No Kings' Protests Was Fantastic
Patriots, we’re still in control, though we must deal with these idiots.
Twitchy — 'Spencer, Saca la Bassura!' — Why This Might Be the Best Campaign Video of 2026 (WATCH)
This is just the wake up call the Democrats need. They are used to near total control and until they see they can lose an election, nothing will change.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Ostensibly, the critters have flown the coop for the Easter break, but...more plot twists may be in store on DHS funding. See if you can follow this:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To What To Expect On DHS Funding When The Senate Meets Monday
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 29, 2026
The DHS funding drama heads back to the Senate Monday morning after the House approved a two-month stopgap spending plan for all of DHS late Friday night.
The Senate meets Monday at 10:30 am…
White House What's Up
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 10:15 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a White House Internship Program Class Photo — East Room
- 1:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time — Oval Office
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will host a press briefing at 1:00 PM Eastern.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Transportation - Sean Duffy — Duffy is touting the progress being made by DOT on ensuring that trucking in the U.S. remains safe.
🚛 @USDOT and @FMCSA are making REAL PROGRESS in trucking 🚛
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) March 28, 2026
We will work EVERY DAY for the PATRIOTIC truckers that move goods across our great country! https://t.co/p5q8sprCjw
Full Court Press...
We had a couple of notable decisions over the weekend, including:
- ✅ In Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. DHS (closure of oversight offices), Judge Ana Reyes (D.C.) DENIES plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration (of denial of preliminary injunction).
- ❌ In C.M. v. Noem (Alligator Alcatraz/access to attorneys), Judge Sheri Polster Chappell (Middle District of Florida) partially GRANTS plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction and GRANTS motion for class certification.
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two cases today:
- Abouammo v. United States —
- 1. Whether venue is proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute's intent element "contemplates" effects that could occur there.
- 2. Whether a criminal information unaccompanied by a waiver of indictment is an
"information charging a felony" that allows the government to unilaterally extend the statute of limitations under 18 U.S.C. § 3288.
- Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties — Whether a federal court that initially exercises jurisdiction and stays a case pending arbitration maintains jurisdiction over a post-arbitration Section 9 or 10 application where jurisdiction would otherwise be lacking.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
The big argument at SCOTUS comes on Wednesday as the High Court takes up the birthright citizenship case.
And the White House has announced that the annual Easter Egg Roll will take place next Monday, April 6.
MORNING MUSING
2020 seems like a century ago at this point, but who can forget the "mostly peaceful" label that CNN, among others, attempted to slap on the conflagration in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the Summer of BLM?
Well, move over, Mostly Peaceful — you've got a competitor: "Initially Peaceful." That's right — I realize this may come as a shock to some, but the "No Kings" protest in Los Angeles was peaceful...until it wasn't.
“Initially peaceful…” https://t.co/DNqjDKALgF
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) March 30, 2026
RELATED: Watch: 'No Kings' Agitator in LA Spray Paints Death Threat Against ICE Agents on Federal Building
Breaking: 'No Kings' Mob Gets Violent in LA, Multiple Injuries; US Atty. Essayli Reacts
LIGHTER FARE
How can you not love this?
The best game of fetch..🐕🐾😊 pic.twitter.com/EBRRsXbEZz
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) March 29, 2026
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