Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Democrats just held "No Kings" rallies across the country. But apparently that rule doesn't apply to the "kings" like Mayor Smiley who run blue cities, nor do their statements of supposed compassion extend to murder victims who might still be alive if it weren't for the type of soft-on-crime Democrats we see running places like Providence.
Trump Posts Dramatic Video of Massive Strike As Huge Fireballs Erupt Over Isfahan, Iran
Those Iranian leaders who are left should be trying to make a deal. But they haven't made the right decision yet.
I'm here to offer a bit of a surprise: Judge Boasberg actually ruled in favor of the administration last week. Yep. You read that correctly.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Anti-Gunner Offers Cartoonish Version of U.S. History to Demand Civilian Disarmament
Stone has every right to express his displeasure with the Second Amendment, but he's on the losing side of the argument over our right to keep and bear arms.
Hot Air — The Left's Love Affair With Islam Is, Perhaps, Our Greatest Threat
Islam is already reshaping the West, and not for the better.
PJ Media — HILARIOUS! Rubio to George Stephanopoulos: Maybe You Need to Write It Down
After that, George cut the segment. Whether he actually ran out of time or knew he'd been owned is to be determined.
Townhall — Eric Swalwell Got Pressed Hard on the DHS Shutdown by…CNN?
If CNN can call out the BS on this, like during Swalwell’s interview with host Brianna Keilar, you know others see through these games.
Karma is only a b-word when you're one first.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
The critters are on recess, so no hearings/meetings set for Tuesday.
White House What's Up
President Trump will be busy at the White House on Tuesday, and then he and First Lady Melania will enjoy an evening out at the Trump Kennedy Center.
8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
3:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
7:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY attend Chicago Opening Night — The Trump Kennedy Center
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Energy - Chris Wright — Wright continues to tout natural gas as key to America's energy independence.
America's superpower is natural gas.
— Secretary Chris Wright (@SecretaryWright) March 30, 2026
It is our largest and cheapest source of electricity, and it’s our main heating fuel.
Natural gas is also the key to the U.S. leading in AI and to making it economically compelling to bring back energy intensive manufacturing to our country.
Full Court Press...
There's one case being heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday:
- Pitchford v. Cain — Whether, under the standards set forth in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d), the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined that petitioner waived his right to rebut the prosecutor's asserted race-neutral reasons for exercising peremptory strikes against four black jurors.
The Court is also set to release opinion(s) on Tuesday morning.
Also, as alluded to in Friday's Morning Minute, there was a somewhat surprising ruling from Judge Boasberg last week.
READ: Wait - Boasberg Did What Now?
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
One of the well-known teaching methods employed in law schools is the "Socratic method" — "a technique of teaching or arguing by asking probing questions rather than giving direct answers, guiding someone to discover the truth themselves." (Yes, I borrowed a Reddit definition there, but it spells it out well, so I'm going with it.)
I've long maintained it shouldn't be limited to the classroom setting, however. In fact, any time you're hoping to have a productive dialogue with someone who doesn't share your views, I'd submit it's an effective approach. When you ask those probing questions and give others a chance to think through and explain their positions, it can be very illuminating — for them, even more so than you. Frankly, it was this approach directed to me that played a significant role in my own political conversion.
That said, while I don't know that I ever really hope to converse with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), I saw a tweet from him this morning that made me wish to introduce him to Socrates.
“ICE agents shouldn’t be at our airports.”
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) March 31, 2026
Why not, Adam? https://t.co/U4loOOcpp0
I'm launching an inquiry with @SenAlexPadilla on the alarming actions by ICE at San Francisco International Airport.
We must know what immigration data TSA is sharing with ICE and why.
The last thing we need are more scenes like the one we witnessed last week.
ICE agents shouldn't be at our airports.
He's a lawyer — I'm sure he's already familiar, to be fair. But I'd love to be able to ask him a series of questions, like:
- Why shouldn't ICE agents be at our airports?
- Where should they be allowed to operate?
- Should they exist at all?
- If not, why not?
- If you held the majority and could ensure passage, what legislation would you propose to govern immigration and customs enforcement — how does that differ from what's on the books now?
I could go on and on with this, but really, even if he could provide a sound, logical answer to the first question, I'd love to hear it.
LIGHTER FARE
Impossibly cute.
Just chilling..🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/TsHAiu2vJD
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) March 30, 2026
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