Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Rubio Delivers Comedy Gold: Roasts Hegseth’s Arrogant Cat and RFK’s Meat Cooler
Rubio will no doubt eventually end up pictured in one of these memes as a cat wrangler or a worker at the Pop-Tart factory. Perhaps the only thing keeping him from headlining comedy clubs is the minor inconvenience of still having to run American foreign policy.
John Kennedy Drops a Banger Nickname on the Socialists As He Takes Down Kamala
Not only is that a hilarious nickname, but it also seems perfectly on target with the current crop of well-off far-left and socialist candidates we are seeing. They claim to represent the working class, but they themselves seem far removed from it. Then, too, Lulu Lemons would fit them — you wouldn't want to buy one of these lemons. And some of them are real "lulus" — in every bad sense of that word.
Report: AOC Secretly Split From Fiancé — But That's Not Even the Craziest Part
AOC may not only be a presidential contender, but she appears to be single. It's just too bad for her that Alex Soros is off the market.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Red State AG's Warning About Financial Discrimination Against Ammo Maker Pays Off
The Trump administration has stopped those federal abuses and has taken steps to end financial discrimination against the firearms industry as well. As of February 2025 there are also nine states, including West Virginia, that have adopted the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act, and that number will hopefully continue to grow.
HotAir — Stunner in WI: Hong Goes Wrong As Night Goes Long
Tom Tiffany probably preferred to run against Hong, whose ludicrous track record would have tubed the Democrat ballot from top to bottom.
PJ Media — Robin Williams Feared Losing His Spark. Then His Worst Fear Came True.
Lewy body dementia explains more of his final months today than the public understood in 2014. It should also remind us to look harder at a disease that can steal movement, memory, judgment, sleep, and identity from people who may remain painfully aware something is going wrong.
Townhall — Even This NBC News Election Analyst Couldn't Take the Wisconsin Primary Shenanigans
Now, Wisconsin is leaving USB sticks with voter data all over the place, which caused delays. Oh, and the servers went down. The bluest states seem unable to get their act together when it comes to counting ballots and processing data.
This kind of thing happens (California can take over a month to tabulate the results) and yet the Dems think that being skeptical or having questions is a "threat to democracy."
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
The critters, as we know, are on recess, but there were more midterm primaries on Tuesday that will help set the stage for what the next Congress will look like.
Alabama's Special Congressional Election Tests the Mettle in the New Maps
Darline Graham, Ralph Norman Advance to South Carolina GOP Senate Primary Runoff
White House What's Up
Here's what President Trump has set for his Wednesday:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 10:30 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Greeting with Law Enforcement and Military Service Members — Oval Office
- 11:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 12:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — The White House
- 2:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time — Oval Office
- 4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 5:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Dir. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Kash Patel — Patel continues to highlight the significant reduction in crime we're seeing under the current administration.
Under President Trump’s leadership, this FBI and our law enforcement partners delivered the LARGEST reduction in violent crime in U.S. history.
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 11, 2026
Homicides are DOWN 17.2% across many of America’s largest cities in the first half of 2026.
Some of the biggest drops:
↓ Newark:… pic.twitter.com/KwOdm6xDW3
Full Court Press...
We had several notable court decisions on Tuesday, including:
- ✅ In Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights v. Mullin (expedited removal for aliens on parole), D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals VACATES district court's stay of DHS policy.
Some other Tuesday wins:
Judge Oldham Delivers the Zingers As 5th Circuit Nukes Biden-Era Stove Rule
Paxton Fights for the Life of 'Baby Gabriel' After Surrogate Mother Fled to TX to Save Him (Updated)
COMING ATTRACTIONS
We're still waiting on SCOTUS to weigh in on that emergency application in the election integrity/USPS case...
On Friday, President Trump heads to Nassau County, New York, to tour the Nassau County Police Academy alongside County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
MORNING MUSING
I know the Legacy Media is still recovering from its fit of the vapors over learning that what they thought was Air Force One departing Turkey following the NATO Summit last month had, in fact, become a decoy, while President Trump was spirited away to another, smaller plane via a catering truck in the face of a "credible threat."
And I kind of get their reaction, though I'd love for them to explain (persuasively) what exactly the Secret Service ought to do in such a situation aside from exactly what they did.
Either way, though, while they're over there pitching snitfits, I'd simply like to point out that had this exact same chain of events taken place with one Barack Obama as the protectee, they'd be busy writing fanfic about how 44 was even cooler than 007 right about now.
So spare me.
LIGHTER FARE
H/t once again to the Handsome Beau for spotting this one — rather appropriate!
"Go ahead, Susan, keep pointing at me. I know exactly which one is your favourite vase." pic.twitter.com/BeZ4IukoQZ
— Wholesome Side of 𝕏 (@itsme_urstruly) August 11, 2026
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