https://redstate.com/streiff/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 30 Apr 2026 23:56:54 -0400<![CDATA[It takes neither stretching the imagination nor exaggeration of daily affairs to point out that we live in a fallen world. We see daily affirmation of this sad fact, from politicians who maliciously lie in their effort to acquire and increase power and wealth, to an entertainment industry dedicated to plumbing depravity’s deepest crevasses in an attempt to titillate and satiate cravers of the perverse. Forgiveness goes unasked for, as the hellbent firmly believe they are in no need of forgiveness, as they do that which is right in their own eyes.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:20:29 -0400<![CDATA[Jerry Wilson]]><![CDATA[Cephas Hour]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Music]]>https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2026/04/30/get-back-to-the-bible-n2201890<![CDATA[The Senate on Thursday killed a House-passed reform package and replaced it with a clean 45-day extension of the nation's warrantless surveillance authority — kicking the fight over Americans' Fourth Amendment rights down the road for the second time in a month.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:28:23 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/30/congress-punts-on-fisa-reform-again-extends-warrantless-surveillance-as-senate-kills-house-fix-n2201889<![CDATA[During a press briefing in the Oval Office on Thursday, the media asked about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday. They asked President Donald Trump if he was "nervous" about it happening again, another assassination attempt. There have already been multiple efforts.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:36:30 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Liberal Media]]><![CDATA[Trump Assassination Attempt]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/30/trump-remarks-about-bullet-proof-vest-n2201887<![CDATA[You know, some days it is kind of hard to watch the sport of politics in this country and not shake your head, wondering how we got here. For some people, Tuesday and Wednesday could have those types of days, but not for me, living here in Michigan, the Great Lake State, having lived through almost eight years of Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:24:00 -0400<![CDATA[Duke]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Gretchen Whitmer]]><![CDATA[James Comey]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]>https://redstate.com/tladuke/2026/04/30/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-and-james-comey-share-a-similar-bad-habit-about-some-things-it-seems-n2201835<![CDATA[We've got some exciting news! Salem Media announced Thursday that Larry O'Connor, editor of our sister site Townhall, will the company's national morning radio lineup starting May 4th.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:20:59 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/04/30/big-news-larry-oconnor-n2201884<![CDATA[Many European countries are in a pickle of their own making: they’ve allowed unfettered immigration (often by people who despise their Western values), they’ve gone all in on green energy despite the fact that it’s not ready for prime time, and they’ve embraced woke politics even more than some of the wide-eyed leftists in our own country.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:14:01 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/30/european-country-wakes-up-and-smells-the-reality-forget-all-this-green-garbage-were-going-nuclear-n2201886<![CDATA[Surveillance photos show at least eight Secret Service and security officers reacting as Cole Tomas Allen rushed a checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner ballroom at the Washington Hilton on April 25, with one agent drawing his weapon and opening fire as Allen charged forward holding a shotgun with both hands raised.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Assassination Attempt]]><![CDATA[Washington]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/30/new-images-show-trump-whca-gunman-charging-checkpoint-as-secret-service-returns-fire-n2201885<![CDATA[Since President Donald Trump's mass deportations of illegal immigrants began, blue states have done everything possible to impede Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other law enforcement officials from doing what the American people voted for in November of 2024. They have also all but encouraged crazed leftist, anti-ICE protesters to harm agents and their families, all because they are doing their jobs. However, the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) has had it with one state, and is pushing back hard.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[New Jersey]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/04/30/doj-sues-dem-gov-over-state-law-preventing-law-enforcement-from-wearing-masks-n2201875<![CDATA[As we reported, the Supreme Court made a big decision in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, dealing with the Voting Rights Amendment, on Wednesday. As we reported, the decision in that case may ultimately affect other states.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Louisiana]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/30/wesley-hunt-crushes-the-dem-narrative-about-the-scotus-vra-decision-in-epic-fashion-n2201879<![CDATA[On March 29, a journalist on board Air Force One asked President Donald Trump if he'd consider withdrawing his nomination of Dr. Casey Means for the position of Surgeon General and nominating someone else.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:14:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Bill Cassidy]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[HHS]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Vaccines]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/30/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-revolving-door-spins-again-as-nicole-saphier-enters-and-casey-means-exits-n2201871<![CDATA[Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin offered some testimony before members of Congress recently, and he proved that many of those elected officials were in way over their heads when trying to trip up the EPA chief on climate change. And Mr. Zeldon's replies, well, we have reported on some of the great lines right here on RedState. But his summary of the whole thing, from my thinking, was his real piece de resistance - especially the mic-drop moment at the end. Eric Daugherty, from RightLine News, brings us this account:]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:27:39 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[EPA]]><![CDATA[Lee Zeldin]]><![CDATA[Science]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/ultimate-mic-drop-zeldin-kills-the-green-new-scam-n2201882<![CDATA[Biden-era federal prosecutors privately discussed targeting Catholic nuns for prosecution simply because they attended a January 6 rally, according to internal Justice Department messages released through a Senate oversight investigation.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:26:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[January 6]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/30/texts-show-biden-doj-prosecutors-targeted-catholic-nuns-dismissed-catholic-beliefs-n2201880<![CDATA[The Trump administration is going after people defrauding the federal government, bigly. And by defrauding the federal government, well, we can take that to mean "stealing from us, the taxpayers." The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a new branch, the National Fraud Enforcement Division, and they are already on the prowl, with a West Coast Task Force looking into fraud accusations in Arizona, Nevada, and northern California.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:20 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/new-doj-strike-force-targets-billion-health-scams-in-az-nv-ca-n2201878<![CDATA[We have an update on the Maine Senate Democrat primary, and it's not good news for Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:14 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Susan Collins]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/04/30/janet-mills-exits-maine-democrat-senate-primary-whats-next-graham-platner-n2201870<![CDATA[The United Kingdom's Labour Party Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, is a real piece of... work. Ever since (and before, for that matter) he was installed in this current role, he has been a climate catastrophe true believer, and has proposed (stupid and expensive) policies to that effect. Now, in his latest peccadillo, the guy who I am reliably informed is known as "Red Ed" in Britain is now coming after British householders' traditional clothes dryers, in the name of Net Zero.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:57:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Green Energy]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/milibands-new-net-zero-laundry-nightmare-n2201874<![CDATA[Yes, it’s true — the Biden administration discriminated against Christians, and did so systematically and without remorse. That’s the conclusion of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, which was created by a Donald Trump executive order in February 2025, and they brought receipts in a detailed report released Thursday on the Department of Justice website.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:56:49 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/30/trump-task-force-releases-report-detailing-shocking-extent-of-biden-admins-anti-christian-bias-n2201873<![CDATA[After the historic decision by the United States Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais&nbsp;which rendered the state's congressional maps invalid, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, state Attorney General Liz Murrill, and the state legislature have agreed to suspend the scheduled May 16 primary elections for all U.S. congressional seats.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:50:27 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Louisiana]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/30/louisiana-suspends-its-may-16-primary-to-redraw-maps-in-the-wake-of-scotus-decision-n2201872<![CDATA[The United States Supreme Court decisions have come in hot and heavy as they work to conclude their 2025 term. While all the rulings are significant, some tend to slip below the radar. First Choice Women's Resource Center v. Davenport, Attorney General of New York&nbsp;was one of them, but the fact that the decision was a unanimous 9-0 one is important. With this particular court and the subject matter, you could even say it's a major milestone.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:05:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[First Amendment]]><![CDATA[Free Speech]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Justice Neil Gorsuch]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/30/a-surprisingly-unanimous-scotus-decision-renders-a-blow-to-the-relentless-targeting-of-pro-life-groups-n2201858<![CDATA[If you needed any more impetus to get out to vote in November and get any other right-minded person to join you, it might be because of the fevered, unhinged remarks from the Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08).&nbsp;]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:37 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/30/hakeem-jeffries-remarks-about-scotus-n2201864<![CDATA[The ongoing story of the rampant fraud in Minnesota, and the distinct possibility that Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison knew full well what was going on, has been front and center since independent journalist Nick Shirley helped amplify reporting on the scandal with his viral videos. Democrats have been mad as hornets that their pandering to a vital voting bloc by looking the other way has been exposed. So mad that they have come up with a silly and petty new way to punish those who will not join in and play along.]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:19:26 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Keith Ellison]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/04/30/what-is-the-latest-buffoonery-in-minnesota-the-battle-of-the-flags-n2201860