https://redstate.com/bklady/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usMon, 15 Jun 2026 08:44:12 -0400<![CDATA[The hypocrisy is thick with these two. As it often is with the communists and socialists running amok in the Democrat party.]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rusty Weiss]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[World Cup]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/06/15/commie-mayor-cashes-in-mamdanis-free-luxury-world-cup-ride-exposed-n2203348<![CDATA[We recently spent some time in Iowa, being Mom/Dad and Grandma/Grandpa, and it was great. Grandchildren are the revenge we get for having been parents, after all, and there’s nothing more grandpa-ish than getting the little ones all stirred up, their heads full of tall tales, right before bedtime.]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Guns]]><![CDATA[Science]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/15/alaska-man-monday-good-luck-bad-luck-and-a-dog-with-a-little-of-both-n2203330<![CDATA[President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday and Flag Day on the same day this weekend with tangible progress on ending conflict with Iran and a distinctive celebration that reflects a leader comfortable in his own skin. According to reports, a deal has been reached to halt the fighting, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, and remove the U.S. naval blockade. This comes after months of tension, offering a chance to stabilize energy markets and reduce the risk of broader escalation.]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Essex]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[White House]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/06/15/the-essex-files-at-80-trump-delivers-on-america-first-peace-while-staying-true-to-himself-n2203346<![CDATA[The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House is one of the big events on the schedule of America 250.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:30:45 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]><![CDATA[White House]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/14/hillary-remarks-on-ufc-fight-n2203345<![CDATA[Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on Sunday, was rushed to the hospital with an undisclosed "mystery ailment." His condition is, as of this writing, unknown.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:20:17 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/14/again-senator-mitch-mcconnell-back-in-hospital-with-mystery-ailment-n2203343<![CDATA[President Donald Trump announced Sunday evening on Truth Social that a peace deal has been reached with Iran.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:52:21 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/06/14/breaking-trump-announces-peace-deal-with-iran-n2203342<![CDATA[On Sunday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) took to X to announce that a senior Hezbollah commander, one Ali Mussa Daqduq, has had his birth certificate permanently revoked. The planet is now a safer, cleaner place without this guy walking around.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:40:52 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/14/major-blow-to-hezbollah-idf-eliminates-top-commander-n2203341<![CDATA[On Friday night President Trump announced that Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuela-based terrorist organization Tren de Aragua, had been eliminated in a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" carried out by the United States Southern Command, in coordination with the Venezuelan government. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth discussed the strike on Sunday's "Face the Nation" and, saying that we used the same tactics to find and kill Guerrero that we used to kill al-Qaeda and ISIS leaders in the Middle East and put narcoterrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere on notice that we'll be using those techniques to destroy them, too.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:33:47 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Tren de Aragua]]><![CDATA[Venezuela]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/06/14/hegseth-tren-de-aragua-n2203340<![CDATA[A human can go weeks without food. Water? Two or three days. That makes water perhaps the single most important part of any city's or town's infrastructure. On Sunday, we learned of a new attempt to exploit what may be some vulnerabilities in some water systems in California. An Iranian hacker group has claimed to have gained access to some of those key California water systems, but there's just one problem: They don't seem to have been able to get into any actual control systems, which might allow them to shut down or at least impede water production.&nbsp;At least, not yet.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:50:18 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/14/iranian-hackers-take-credit-for-cyber-attack-targeting-bakersfield-visalia-chico-water-utilities-n2203339<![CDATA[New York City has knocked Los Angeles out of first place in the "How Much Destruction Can One Celebration Cause?" competition Saturday night as thousands of hoodlums caused absolute mayhem to honor the New York Knicks' first NBA championship since 1973. At the same time, in Boston, Team Scotland's Tartan Army celebrated their first World Cup win in 36 years with lots of singing and zero mayhem.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:04:55 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Riots]]><![CDATA[World Cup]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/06/14/streets-of-new-york-after-knicks-win-n2203337<![CDATA[As we celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American liberty, there are a host of other historical anniversaries to mark as well. Case in point: Sunday, June 14th, marks the 251st birthday of the United States Army. Hoo-ah!]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:49:46 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/14/us-army-251-years-of-unbreakable-spirit-unmatched-service-n2203336<![CDATA[The 2026 midterms are looming on the horizon as the nation makes the journey into summer, and while lots of folks won't start paying too much attention until the traditional post-Labor Day campaigns begin in earnest, the election is already a hot topic on the news cycle - as is the security of not only those elections, but the physical security of polling places is also of concern.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:23:11 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/14/ice-at-polling-places-sec-mullin-defends-potential-role-in-2026-elections-n2203334<![CDATA[UPDATED 1:05 PM EDT]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:50:17 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/14/new-trump-condemns-israeli-strikes-in-lebanon-as-potential-peace-deal-hangs-in-the-balance-n2203333<![CDATA[There appears to be a school of thought on the left that certain places, such as schools, should be safe zones for illegal immigrants, even if Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are actually in pursuit of an illegal alien. That won't fly with ICE, as a pair of illegal aliens in southeast Baltimore, Maryland, has discovered to their sorrow. Still, given the area, local officials wasted no time complaining about the arrest.]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:28:25 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Maryland]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/14/ice-defends-arrest-outside-baltimore-elementary-wont-let-illegals-hide-in-schools-n2203331<![CDATA[The Sunday Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event at the White House has already been pretty epic, and the festivities are just getting started.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:25:37 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/06/14/ufc-unleashes-an-ai-ad-featuring-teddy-roosevelt-that-silences-the-critics-of-the-white-house-ufc-event-n2203328<![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 in yet another eventful week? 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, 14 Jun 2026 09:25:37 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Weekly Briefing]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/14/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2203329<![CDATA[What could be more patriotic to honor our country during its 250th anniversary year than to memorialize one of its greatest leaders? That's set to happen as the "Reagan" biopic about our 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan, is making a return to movie theaters in 2026, according to Deadline.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Movies]]><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/06/13/america250-special-edition-of-reagan-biopic-rereleasing-in-movie-theaters-n2203326<![CDATA[At least for the moment, it's called The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts again.]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:43:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Washington]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/06/13/officials-confirm-trump-has-been-removed-from-kennedy-center-signage-in-latest-court-filings-n2203324<![CDATA[The Europeans and others have been discovering what a wonderful place America is as they visit for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And, like proud hosts, we've been enjoying seeing them discover, finding out all the exciting sights, sounds, and tastes of America.]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[World Cup]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/13/us-world-cup-win-over-paraguay-n2203323<![CDATA[As Elon Musk has pointed out, rockets are hard. He's in a position to know, being the head of the most successful private-sector spacefaring venture to date. But several nations are also reaching into space, including Japan. Last December, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had a nasty failure of their H3 rocket when the second stage of that bird didn't go off as intended. They're back at it now, though, with a successful launch of the H3 on Friday.]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:09:16 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[Japan]]><![CDATA[Science]]><![CDATA[Space]]><![CDATA[SpaceX]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/13/japan-h3-rocket-launches-successfully-in-major-comeback-n2203322