Friday, April 10, 2026
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
Epstein Survivors Issue Bizarre Response to Melania Trump's Statement
That is preposterous. And to be clear, this isn't a criticism of the survivors or the victims, but rather, a criticism of whoever is representing them and allowed this statement to come out. It's clear they didn't listen to Melania's remarks and instead rushed to politicize it themselves.
Trump Drops a Big Warning to Iran Over Violations of Ceasefire Agreement in Strait
The question now is: will they back off, or does it blow up the ceasefire? The problem with Iran is that you can't trust or rely on anything they say. It's hard to have an agreement or deal if in the next minute they violate it.
New: Four Brits Busted Smuggling Themselves Into Maine — But There's a Catch
All's well that ends well, I suppose. These four limeys won't be up to no good, not now, not in the United States.
Pip, pip, cheerio!
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Prosecutor Says Armed Citizen Shot College Professor in Self-Defense
I too wish that McKinzie had made many different choices in her life instead of those that ended up with her standing in the road that December morning, but I'm glad that Stanton was able to protect himself when his life was threatened for no reason at all by a woman he'd never met
Someone had best start talking across the road soon, as the situation is already extraordinarily volatile, and there may have been a bit of a breakthrough in the offing.
PJ Media — Elon Musk Didn’t Just Leave Delaware — He Started a Stampede
Capital finds a way, to misquote Dr. Ian Malcolm.
Townhall — Eric Swalwell Could Be on the Verge of Being Engulfed in a Sexual Harassment Fiasco
The ghost of MeToo has reared its ugly head and could drag the California Democrat into a circus.
Twitchy — Tim Miller Stomps on Not One but Two Rakes Trying to Dunk on Melania Trump’s English
News flash: she can speak English. She also speaks at least four other languages, which is five more than Miller apparently can speak.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Next week, my friends...next week.
White House What's Up
President Trump's Friday schedule is jam-packed (yes, some of those times appear to be double-booked, but then again...this is Trump we're talking about):
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 2:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 3:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 3:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT departs The White House en route to Charlottesville, Virginia — The White House
- 6:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a MAGA Inc. Meeting — Charlottesville, Virginia
- 7:15 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a MAGA Inc. Roundtable Dinner — Charlottesville, Virginia
- 7:15 PM — THE PRESIDENT departs Charlottesville, Virginia en route to Washington, D.C. — Charlottesville, Virginia
- 7:15 PM — THE PRESIDENT arrives at The White House — The White House
He's got a busy weekend, too, including a trip to Miami on Saturday, where he'll attend a UFC event before returning to D.C.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Dir. National Intelligence - Tulsi Gabbard — Gabbard attended the Counterterrorism Board of Directors meeting this week.
This week, @DNIGabbard joined @NCTC_Official at the Counterterrorism Board of Directors meeting alongside @DepDNILukas, @SebGorka, and Acting Director Joseph Weirsky.
— Office of the DNI (@ODNIgov) April 9, 2026
At a moment of heightened and rapidly evolving global threats, NCTC remains the nerve center of our nation’s… pic.twitter.com/o3fRlFnY4p
Full Court Press...
Here are the latest court rulings of note:
- ✅ In Buenrostro-Mendez v. Blanche (habeas) 5th Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES petition for rehearing en banc.
- ❌ In U.S. v. Galvin (voter rolls), Judge Leo Sorokin (Massachusetts) GRANTS defendant's motion to dismiss.
- ❌ In African Communities Together v. Noem (TPS - South Sudan), Judge Patti Saris (Massachusetts) DENIES admin's motion to stay pending appeal.
- ❌ In NY Times Co. v. DOD (press access to Pentagon), Judge Paul Friedman (D.C.) GRANTS plaintiffs' motion to compel.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Artemis II is on its way back to Earth and scheduled to splash down this evening.
Vice President JD Vance is on his way to Islamabad, Pakistan, for Iran peace talks.
The critters will return to Congress on Monday — gird your loins!
SCOTUS resumes oral arguments on April 20. (Think I said April 23 yesterday — sorry about that!) I do expect we'll see some more opinions handed down before then.
MORNING MUSING
Our own Sister Toldjah recently helped remind us of a valuable lesson when it comes to news consumption.
We're all familiar with the phrase "Trust, but verify." I would submit that in the age of social media, the caution should be: Don't trust...and then verify.
News and information comes at all of us pell-mell these days. You're never going to go wrong by waiting a beat and making sure a story checks out before running with it.
LIGHTER FARE
Big Badger don't care. ❤️
This is Badger. His gentle giant Great Pyrenees who’s graciously volunteered as a fluffy jungle gym for his farm baby goats his guarding. He shows Zero complaints, had maximum tolerance. Pls heart him for being a good guard dog ❤️ pic.twitter.com/22ibq1fLIP
— Puppies 🐶 (@Puppieslover) April 10, 2026
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