Friday, June 19, 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
They Forgot Joe: Awkward Moment Caps Obama Center Ceremony
This was the guy they were telling us was going to be tip-top for a second term in 2024.
Fox Business Host Turns the Tables Fast After Ro Khanna Tries to Attack the SAVE America Act
Khanna never answered the basic question he walked in with: if only citizens can vote, and illegal voting should be prosecuted, why is proving citizenship before registration so controversial?
Brandon Gill Shuts Down Woke Democrat's Race Card Games With One Simple Fact
Simply put, a Democrat yelling "racism!" because they can't handle some inconvenient truths should never stop America-loving individuals from speaking out in defense of this country and against those who seek to turn it into something it was never meant to be and never should be.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Fifth Circuit Issued Mixed Ruling on Suppressors
While the ruling isn't great, defining suppressors as "arms" makes any attempts to ban them, as several states have already done, constitutionally suspect at best, and downright unconstitutional by most readings of things.
HotAir — Iran Cancels Switzerland Talks
They are betting that Trump will chase the deal, giving a bit more each time they threaten to walk. That's a risky bet, but they seem pretty good at playing the odds.
PJ Media — Jon Ossoff Tried to Mock Mike Collins Over His ‘Daddy.’ Then the Receipts Came Out.
It’s fascinating that Ossoff wants to lob criticisms at Collins’ “daddy,” the late former congressman Mac Collins, when the senator owes so much of his career to his own “daddy.”
Townhall — Is California Reaching Critical Mass?
In sum, import poverty; romanticize illegal immigration; demonize the middle class; drive out private-sector capital; and exempt elites from the consequences of their own ideology—and you're left with a state where democracy dies, along with everything else.
If Jill Biden is not able to keep a watchful eye on him, she needs to employ people who can when he is out in public. What we witnessed was disgraceful.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
I'd love to tell you what Congress is up to today, but right now, when you go to the website, you get this message: "Congress.gov is experiencing data issues. The site is current as of June 16. We are working to resolve the issue." (Admittedly, the critters don't normally have meetings/hearings set on Fridays, but still...)
Mostly, they're busy squabbling over the SAVE America Act and FISA renewal.
White House What's Up
Here's what President Trump has on tap for Friday:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT departs The White House en route Joint Base Andrews — The White House
- 1:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT greets U.S. Air Force Service Members — Joint Base Andrews
- 1:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Camp David — Joint Base Andrews
- 1:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT arrives Camp David — Camp David
He'll spend the weekend at Camp David and return to the White House on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland for additional negotiations regarding the Iran peace deal has been postponed. He hosted the White House Press Briefing on Thursday.
SEE: VP Vance: Trump's New Iran Deal Sends Gas Prices Plummeting
Watch: Vance Humorously Skewers 'The View' While Hosting WH Briefing
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Interior - Doug Burgum — Burgum announced that the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will be opening in July as part of the Freedom 250 celebrations.
Theodore Roosevelt’s life of service still sets the standard. His courage in the 1898 charge up San Juan Hill earned him the Medal of Honor — he remains the only president ever to receive it. He steadied the nation through the financial panic of 1907. And he carried that same…
— Secretary Doug Burgum (@SecretaryBurgum) June 18, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt’s life of service still sets the standard. His courage in the 1898 charge up San Juan Hill earned him the Medal of Honor — he remains the only president ever to receive it. He steadied the nation through the financial panic of 1907. And he carried that same resolve into caring for America’s public lands so they would serve the American people for generations. His story will be told at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, opening this July for @Freedom250.
Full Court Press...
The Supreme Court handed down three decisions on Thursday, the most notable of which was U.S. v. Hemani, the case involving a law that banned "habitual" marijuana users from owning firearms.
SEE: New: Supreme Court Unanimously Tosses Federal Pot-User Firearm Ban
There are 17 decisions still in the offing before the end of the term, and the Court's next opinion day is now set for Tuesday.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
President Trump will head to Turkey for the NATO Summit July 7-8.
And the U.S. takes on Australia in the World Cup later today.
MORNING MUSING
I mentioned in my recent tale recounting my adventures in ancestor hunting that AI can be a useful tool in this endeavor — while cautioning that it's far from infallible and you have to maintain a healthy degree of skepticism.
CHECK IT OUT: The Quest for Captain William Ross Moore
I'm now coming to terms with the fact that it's only a matter of time (and perhaps not much, at that) before the bots take over. Why is that? Well, here's a for instance:
Last night, as I was driving my (old) car home from mid-Missouri after retrieving it from my daughter (who now has a newer vehicle), several warning lights came on. I got it home, but figured before I take it somewhere to have it looked at, I'd use handy-dandy ChatGPT to run an initial diagnosis just to see what I'm likely dealing with.
Great — it was very helpful in that regard, but in the process, I happened to mention that my daughter is hard on cars. Here's what that part of the exchange looked like:
In case it's not clear, the first and last paragraphs are the AI. (The quote is from me.)
It had to laugh.
It "grew up" around rural folks.
Smiley face.
Mmmhmmm. Yeah. Anyhoo...Happy Friday, folks!!
LIGHTER FARE
It's just how they're wired!
Aussie Shepherd puppy meets a cat for the first time and immediately starts herding it..🐕🐾🐈😅 pic.twitter.com/KsbGGsxXuM
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 18, 2026
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