Thursday, May 28, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Outrage: Gavin Newsom Vows to Confiscate 100% From California MAGA Victims of Biden Lawfare
Newsom’s greedy power play is another sign that blue-state radicals will stop at nothing to punish conservatives for the lone transgression of existing. Talk about your threat to democracy.
Talarico Desperately Tries to Clean Up His 'Cringey Comments,' but Just Makes It Worse
If on the first day of the general election campaign, you're already walking things back, you just may have a problem.
Alabama Redistricting Battle Is Back at SCOTUS, With a Lay-Up From the DOJ's Civil Rights Division
As stated before, this makes little sense except as a tactic to prevent the August 11 special election from moving forward.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon Turns Sights on Colorado
This is sure as hell what I voted for.
HotAir — EV Pixie Dust Effect: Ferrari Unaware of Woke Jaguar Commercial
A quiet world filled with nothing but bland little, egg-shaped EVs silently shushing about the roadways, not a throaty roar to be heard.
That, my friends, would be a tragedy.
PJ Media — Cuba Falling: Desperate Times Call for Desperately Attacking Rubio
You know they're in desperate times when the Cuban regime starts sending its mouthy representatives to do interviews on Fox News of all places, hoping to reshape the narrative.
Townhall — Why E. Jean Carroll Is Now the Subject of a Justice Department Investigation
Ms. Carroll, who’s never played with a full deck, has some trouble of her own on the horizon: a Justice Department investigation regarding a 2022 deposition.
The number of voters who will drink the Talarico Kool-Aid on Election Day is frightening enough. If he manages to win, it will be a genuine horror movie for Texas.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Critters are still out on their District Work Week, so there's not much news coming from the Hill on Thursday. No doubt they'll be back duking it out come next week, though.
White House What's Up
Fresh off his big Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, here's how President Trump's Thursday is shaping up:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 10:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Pre-Tape Interview — The White House
- 2:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time — Oval Office
- 3:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
Vice President JD Vance will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy today.
Oh — and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be hosting today's White House press briefing. 🍿
🚨 JUST IN: SCOTT BESSENT will be filling in for Karoline Leavitt tomorrow, holding a White House PRESS BRIEFING at 2pm ET
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 28, 2026
Bessent always KlLLS it behind the podium.
I expect tomorrow be be no different 🔥 pic.twitter.com/v69jHXha9f
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Housing & Urban Development - Scott Turner — As mentioned, President Trump hosted another Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. At that meeting, Turner highlighted HUD's continuing efforts to root out fraud.
There will be no stone left unturned rooting out fraud at HUD.
— Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) May 27, 2026
Fraudsters will be found and held accountable for stealing taxpayer dollars.
Thank you, @VP, for restoring good stewardship across the federal government. pic.twitter.com/YKlKNs4csv
Full Court Press...
SCOTUS will release additional decisions on Thursday at 10:00 AM. We'll be watching. In the meantime, the redistricting battles continue.
SEE: Alabama Redistricting Battle Is Back at SCOTUS, With a Lay-Up From the DOJ's Civil Rights Division
COMING ATTRACTIONS
President Trump is set to attend the G7 Summit in Évian-Les-Bains, France, in mid-June.
MORNING MUSING
I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised yesterday when I first saw reports that Dr. Jill Biden was trying to rewrite history regarding her husband's disastrous June 2024 debate performance, but I was.
We're far enough removed from the torture of Joe Biden's presidency that I've forgotten the level of gaslighting we were regularly subjected to, particularly when it came to the status of his health and cognitive abilities.
Dr. Jill fell all over herself praising Joe and reassuring him what a "great" job he'd done during the debate immediately after it. No call for a doctor or ambulance. But sure, right...she thought he was having a stroke. 🙄
https://t.co/m1nWW6fSlJ pic.twitter.com/oIXPXXeaMZ
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) May 28, 2026
LIGHTER FARE
Fun with feathered friends!
Baby cow chasing birds..🐄🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/LSWXbgzM9M
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) May 28, 2026
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