Monday, October 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
Heroes Don't Always Wear Capes and Even European Rioters Have 'Find Out' Moments
Then back to Paris. This guy may not have had a baton, but he got creative in how he dealt with these idiots as they were trying to loot a store beneath him. They threw something at him, and he allegedly threw hot water down on them.
'No': Mike Rogers Shuts Down Reporter's TDS in Exchange on El-Sayed's Muslim Brotherhood Ties
What Rogers has done, which is smart, is to lay the facts out on the table on this issue and let voters formulate their own opinions on who and what they believe El-Sayed is and whether they feel he's a good fit for the Great Lakes State.
Luntz: Trump Voters Still Missing From Midterm Polls
Once more, the key is turnout. The Democrats have, historically, been better at turning out their voters. We have to beat them. We have to beat them by beyond any margin of fraud. We have to get every single Republican and right-leaning independent to the polls.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — Would-Be Robbery Victim Turns Table on Attackers, Becomes Armed Citizen
Old boy did what he had to do, and got badass points for getting it done while he could. Now he's on the right side of the dirt, still has his money, and his attackers had the worst day of their lives to the point that one cannot have a worse one down the road.
HotAir — Migration Skeptics to France: We Told You So
It's not racist to notice what is real, and what is real is that Islamic migration (Islam is not a race, by the way) has been disastrous for European countries.
PJ Media — Report: Marseille Rioters Burned Jewish-Owned Shops, Left Muslim-Owned Ones Untouched
Unfortunately, French politicians are unwilling to admit they are fighting the same evil enemy that Israel is fighting.
Townhall — Woke 2 Is Here, and It's Failing Hilariously
You don’t need to submit to these weirdos. You can defy them. Never care. Laugh at them. They think they’ve seized the moral high ground when they call you racist, sexist, homophobic, Islamophobic, fat-phobic, whatever.
Unfortunately for 60 Minutes, however, Harmeet Dhillon knows how much they lie, has the receipts to show they're lying, and isn't going to let Leslie Stahl get away with it.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Critters never sleep. Well, they do. But they never stop campaigning.
MI Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Wants Us to Forget About Relative Being Named on Terror Watch List
'Creep': Troy Jackson Digs an Even Deeper Hole for Himself in Disastrous TV Interview
White House What's Up
President Trump’s Monday schedule includes:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 11:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY sign an Executive Order — Rose Garden
- 12:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 2:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 6:00 PM CDT — THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Wichita, Kansas — The White House
- — THE PRESIDENT arrives in Wichita, Kansas — Wichita, Kansas
- — THE PRESIDENT delivers Remarks — Heartland Credit Union Arena
- — THE PRESIDENT departs Wichita, Kansas en route to the White House — Wichita, Kansas
- — THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House — The White House
And Vice President JD Vance set tongues a-wagging over the weekend with the faintest hint that his running for the top job in 2028 isn't a done deal.
Will JD Vance Skip Running in 2028? 'There's a Chance.'
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Treasury - Scott Bessent — Bessent sat down with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" over the weekend and had some interesting observations.
Bessent: Europe Gave Putin More Than Ukraine
Full Court Press...
We had one notable decision over the weekend:
- ❌ In American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President (actions against law firms), Judge Amir Ali (D.C.) DENIES the DOJ's motion to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the ABA in its lawsuit challenging the administration's actions against law firms.
But there was a flurry of activity in the case involving the East Potomac Golf Course and tree removal. That one's really heated up — and there's another hearing set for this morning at 10:00 AM Eastern. Keep the 🍿 handy!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
President Trump is set to travel to the Philippines and China in mid-November.
The next round of oral arguments at the Supreme Court starts the week of November 2.
MORNING MUSING
I've started making it a practice to largely tune out politics and the news on weekends I'm not working — gotta hit that Reset button fairly regularly if I want to (arguably) preserve my sanity.
What I don't do is turn off the news alerts on my phone — which means I still see many/most of the headlines. And my goodness, this past weekend was...a lot.
- Riots in France
- Spreading to Belgium, Italy, and beyond
- Explosion at military base in Canada
- Driver striking/killing people on soccer field in Wichita
- Cross falling on a priest in Ecuador
- Airman killed in rappelling accident during UTSA-Navy game
- Southern California wildfires
Okay — you get the picture. It's enough to make me want to hermit altogether.
And yet, I do love being part of the team here at RedState, doing our best to bring y'all the news with some added perspective. So I won't be going the hermit route.
But...I might start turning those news alerts off on the weekend...
LIGHTER FARE
Bold strategy, Mr. Squirrel...
You're my friend now..those little paws..🐕🐾😍 https://t.co/i4oNHrt64E
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) October 19, 2026
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