https://redstate.com/buckeyebob/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 16:50:37 -0400<![CDATA[Now, once again, the battle over the lunatic practice of allowing boys to compete on girls' sports teams has gone into the legal arena. This time, though, it's a bit different; a Washington family is suing their local school district, claiming that their daughter was sexually assaulted by a male wrestler during a girls' wrestling match.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:42:51 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Women's Sports]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/11/washington-family-sues-schools-after-daughter-assaulted-by-trans-wrestler-n2203261<![CDATA[While Washington debates spending cuts and California pleads for more federal money, a new report shows hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded welfare flowed into California households headed by illegal immigrant parents in 2025.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:22:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[HHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Washington]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/11/california-took-81-percent-of-welfare-spending-tied-to-illegal-immigrant-households-n2203263<![CDATA[WASHINGTON —In an 11th-hour decision, President Trump abruptly canceled scheduled U.S. strikes on Iran Thursday evening, citing progress in high-level discussions with Tehran even in the midst of escalation.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:20:07 -0400<![CDATA[RC Maxwell]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/06/11/trumps-pressure-campaign-against-iran-may-have-paid-off-n2203258<![CDATA[It might be a big day for the nations of the Middle East - or it might be another disappointment. Let's hope for the former. On Thursday, during an Oval Office signing event, President Trump announced what he described as a "great settlement" with Iran. Details were not forthcoming. It's not yet known to what extent Iran is down with the deal, or who's approving it.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:08:31 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/11/trump-great-settlement-reached-to-end-iran-crisis-n2203262<![CDATA[On Wednesday, we reported on some insane, racially inflammatory comments Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) made in the aftermath of the guilty verdict that was reached this week in the murder case of Karmelo Anthony, who admittedly stabbed fellow 17-year-old high school student Austin Metcalf to death in April 2025.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:48:50 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Jasmine Crockett]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/06/11/type-of-knife-karmelo-anthony-used-to-kill-austin-metcalf-n2203256<![CDATA[It’s a horrible story. In June, 2025, a 58-year-old psycho named Vance Boelter shot and killed former Speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in their Brooklyn Park home. He followed that savagery by going on to shoot and injure State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Their golden retriever was severely injured in the attack and had to be put down.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:43:47 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Domestic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/11/minnesota-lawmaker-assassin-changes-plea-will-never-taste-freedom-again-n2203259<![CDATA[Well, that didn’t last long.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:33:19 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]><![CDATA[Tulsi Gabbard]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/11/trump-announces-his-official-dni-nominee-after-pulte-appointment-was-met-with-stiff-opposition-n2203255<![CDATA[It looks like a deal with Iran could at long last be happening.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:27:54 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/11/trump-calls-off-iran-strikes-n2203252<![CDATA[The House of Representatives enters another recess period Thursday (is it me, or do normal people get nowhere near the kind of off-time that they do?). Lawmakers, however, left without passing an extension to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), meaning the nation’s warrantless spy powers will expire Friday.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:47:50 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/11/house-rejects-short-term-fisa-extension-as-dems-rage-over-pulte-acting-dni-appointment-n2203251<![CDATA[If you ask, many Americans will tell you that one of the things they hate most about "the swamp," Washington, D.C., is the fact that once a congressman or senator gets elected, pulling them out of said swamp is next to impossible, and the result is geriatric lawmakers being wheeled around in wheelchairs. It's certainly not what the Founding Fathers intended. Now, one House member may have the answer to this dilemma.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:30:54 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Washington]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/06/11/rep-chip-roy-may-have-the-answer-of-how-to-get-elderly-congressional-swamp-creatures-to-retire-n2203250<![CDATA[The White House fraud task force, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has cut off funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) effective immediately pending an investigation by HUD's inspector general, accusing the agency of "obvious fraud" and "wanton mismanagement."]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:10:19 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Homelessness]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/06/11/feds-take-first-step-in-dismantling-los-angeles-homeless-industrial-complex-n2203247<![CDATA[President Trump wants action on funding our military and passing the voter ID measure, the SAVE America Act, and he wants it now. He’s urging Senate Republicans to use reconciliation to bypass Democrat filibusters and approve a $350 billion bill (Recon 3.0) that would accomplish both goals.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:09:45 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Reconciliation]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]><![CDATA[Women's Sports]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/11/do-this-asap-trump-demands-senate-pass-350b-military-mega-bill-with-voter-id-immediately-n2203249<![CDATA[There are now breaking reports of an "air quality incident" in the Pentagon, resulting in a partial shutdown of that huge facility. We don't have a lot of details yet, but here's what we know as of this writing.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:55:47 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/11/new-hazardous-materials-incident-locks-down-pentagon-floors-n2203248<![CDATA[The fourth game of the NBA finals was one heck of a game.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:40:46 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Sports]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/11/jerry-seinfeld-shuts-down-pro-palestinian-influencer-with-just-three-words-n2203242<![CDATA[Iran has been hemming and hawing over any hostilities-ending deal with the United States. They are optimistic one moment and rejecting conditions the next. President Donald Trump seems to be losing his patience (and we can scarcely blame him), and he is now reportedly planning to show Iran the "or else."]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:37:59 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/11/trump-announces-bold-new-kharg-island-move-to-crush-iran-regime-n2203245<![CDATA[This just in: China is not our friend nor our ally. They are a trading partner, yes, but they are at best a rival; at worst, an adversary. Several recently busted Chinese espionage efforts would seem to indicate that they are moving towards the latter.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:03:51 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/11/fbi-seizes-fake-domains-in-devastating-new-blow-to-chinese-intel-operations-n2203244<![CDATA[Thursday, June 11, 2026]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:30:34 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Eric Schmitt]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Morning Minute]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/11/morning-minute-n2203239<![CDATA[We already know that Democrats are terrible at policy and getting anything done for the American people. That's a feature, not a bug.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Sports]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/11/congressional-baseball-game-n2203237<![CDATA[America’s houses of worship are rapidly turning into fortified spaces, driven by a relentless wave of targeted disruptions, extremist threats, and political violence. The era of the unlocked sanctuary door is fading. In its place is a harsh new reality defined by security cameras, bullet-resistant glass, and armed guards.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Essex]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Domestic Terrorism]]>https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/06/11/the-essex-files-faith-under-fire-why-americas-churches-are-turning-into-armed-fortresses-n2203170<![CDATA[In late May, RedState reported on a ruling that was handed down in consolidated lawsuits filed by leftist groups looking to block Florida's new congressional map from taking effect ahead of the 2026 midterms.]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:57:04 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/06/10/update-on-court-fight-on-florida-congressional-maps-n2203235