https://redstate.com/streiff/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usMon, 10 Aug 2026 06:10:15 -0400<![CDATA[Sydney Sweeney came home to help people negatively impacted by the recent Spokane area fires. The actress and her boyfriend, Scooter Braun, continue rolling up their sleeves to help wildfire victims in her Washington hometown, packing and organizing donations at a local food bank, and attending a free meal event for those hit by the flames. That is a straightforward act of support from someone who grew up here and still has roots in the region.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Essex]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Washington]]>https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/08/10/the-essex-files-sydney-sweeney-shows-hollywood-how-its-done-help-fire-victims-skip-the-lecture-n2205375<![CDATA[I recently got put on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s email list, and every time a new one comes in, I cringe. This notification on Saturday was hardly surprising:]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:40:36 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/09/right-on-cue-spotlight-chaser-gavin-newsom-all-in-on-toxic-abdul-el-sayed-because-of-course-he-is-n2205405<![CDATA[It's hard for me to believe that the Democrats might run Kamala Harris for president again after her campaign was such a disaster in 2024.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:28:17 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/09/kamala-remarks-about-ruthlessness-n2205398<![CDATA[The Democrat Party's internal conflict is growing more entertaining by the day. Moderate (by today's standards, anyway) Democrat Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has been having a slash-and-snap contest with Michigan "Democratic Socialist" (commie) candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and I have to say, so far, Senator Fetterman seems to be winning this family feud.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:26:05 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[John Fetterman]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/09/feud-escalation-fetterman-slams-el-sayeds-weird-little-man-syndrome-energy-n2205400<![CDATA[On Saturday, RedState reported on the sad announcement from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) regarding the "passing" of his beloved 49-year-old vacuum, Beth, who apparently bit the dust - quite literally - which caused a little bit of a problem with her electrical cord:]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:17:07 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Iowa]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/09/more-on-chuck-grassleys-deceased-vacuum-beth-n2205397<![CDATA[In 2024, pediatric nurse Vanessa Sivadge was fired from her position at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) for anonymously blowing the whistle on what she described as the hospital's alleged illegal use of Medicaid funds to prescribe cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors, in violation of Texas state law.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Medicaid]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/08/09/whistleblower-texas-nurse-who-was-fired-is-vindicated-spearheads-first-detransitioner-clinic-n2205393<![CDATA[Israel has just taken delivery of a Dolphin-class diesel-electric submarine from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), and it has been described as the most advanced and capable of the Dolphin-class subs to date. This brings Israel's submarine fleet up to six, all German-made Dolphin class boats. And, yes, the irony in that should not be lost on us.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:45:56 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Germany]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Military]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/09/israels-new-634m-dolphin-sub-expands-iran-deterrence-reach-n2205399<![CDATA[Earlier on Sunday, I related the tale of a conversation with a progressive friend, in which I described the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, thusly: "...she is abrasive, she is inarticulate, and honestly, she's not very bright." She wasn't the first candidate that the Democrats have put forth that was not very bright (John Kerry, I'm looking at you) but that leaves the Dem's 2028 presidential ticket wide open.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:06:52 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/09/watch-aoc-for-president-in-2028-disastrous-far-left-trainwreck-n2205396<![CDATA[As we reported, Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed earned a pack of trouble when a documentary from 2020 revealed him saying he "hated" Mackinac Island in 2018.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:45:43 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/09/hot-takes-el-sayed-triples-down-on-mackinac-island-hate-n2205392<![CDATA[Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed hit the Sunday talk shows, including Meet the Press (MTP), to promote his campaign.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:27:06 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/09/whoops-el-sayed-makes-bad-confession-about-taxes-n2205391<![CDATA[On Sunday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) took emergency action and scrambled F-16 fighter jets to intercept two general aviation aircraft over Bedminster, New Jersey, after those aircraft entered restricted airspace. This is the location of one of President Trump's golf clubs, where he has been expected to be visiting.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:21:40 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[New Jersey]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/09/new-norad-jets-intercept-2-aircraft-near-trumps-bedminster-resort-n2205394<![CDATA[My RedState colleague has reported on the upcoming Trumpapalooza September Midterm Convention and its focus on socialism:]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:46:00 -0400<![CDATA[Adam Turner]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/adam-turner/2026/08/09/the-dog-days-of-summer-are-indeed-bad-for-the-house-gop-n2205390<![CDATA[A few days after the 2024 election, in which President Donald Trump delivered Kamala Harris one of the most stinging electoral losses in the last few cycles, I had occasion to talk to an old friend of mine about the election. My old buddy is a deep-blue, urban progressive, and yes, I know, but we have maintained a strange Oscar Madison-Felix Unger friendship for many years despite our political differences. He was, of course, downcast about the election, blaming it on racism and sexism. I told him flat-out that he was wrong, and wrong-headed, to boot. Kamala Harris lost, as I told him, because "she is abrasive, she is inarticulate, and honestly, she's not very bright." He didn't like that. But we're still buddies.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:58:39 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/09/kamala-harris-in-fantasyland-if-she-expects-donor-support-again-n2205389<![CDATA[The response from most Democrats to the surge by the far-left/socialist wing has largely been, "We're a big tent." Most of them seem not to have the sense that they are being taken over and/or that they are making an accommodation with it, thinking it will help them in the midterms against the Republicans.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[James Carville]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/09/more-skewering-of-the-big-tent-n2205387<![CDATA[On Sunday, National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett appeared on CNN's State of the Union with host Jake Tapper. Director Hassett took the opportunity (which is why he was there) to lay down some jobs and manufacturing numbers, and yes, they are pretty good.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:36:18 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[State of the Union]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/09/trump-economy-roars-factory-construction-wages-soaring-n2205388<![CDATA[DSA darling Abdul El-Sayed, fresh off his defeat of Haley Stevens in last Tuesday's Michigan Senate Democrat primary, is now making the rounds of the Sunday morning talk shows as his star continues to rise within the Democrat Party.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/09/abdul-al-sayed-interview-on-mtp-n2205384<![CDATA[The WNBA has become a hotbed of controversy of late.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/09/wnba-commissioner-remarks-on-definition-woman-n2205379<![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu just told the body created to implement President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan that Israel isn’t signing off on it, at least not as written.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Cunningham]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Gaza]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://redstate.com/joesquire/2026/08/09/netanyahu-draws-a-hard-line-on-gaza-no-israeli-withdrawal-until-hamas-is-genuinely-disarmed-n2205383<![CDATA[Whatever in the world possessed Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger's staff to think this was a good idea? For some inexplicable reason, they scheduled the Democrat to appear at a Saturday fiddlers convention in rural southwest Virginia.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:45:42 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Abigail Spanberger]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/09/spanberger-gets-booed-at-sw-va-appearance-n2205380<![CDATA[Happy Sunday, and welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. What do you suppose caught people's attention as we settle into August? Grab a cup of coffee (or something stronger if you're so inclined) and sit down with this 21st-century Weekend Edition of your favorite (online) publication.]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:20:03 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[John Kennedy]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Weekly Briefing]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/08/09/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2205381