https://redstate.com/derekoberholtzer/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 13 Aug 2026 14:58:51 -0400<![CDATA[There are some sentences I assume I’ll never have the opportunity to write. “AOC was quiet on the subject.” Or, “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was perky and jubilant as he laid out his optimistic vision for America.” Maybe even, “Former Vice President Kamala spoke eloquently as she laid out detailed plans for how she would ignite the nation’s economy.”]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:36:54 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Adam Schiff]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Rick Scott]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/13/things-i-never-thought-id-see-spencer-pratt-praising-adam-schiff-for-disaster-relief-bill-n2205578<![CDATA[America got a pair of major election-integrity wins that could provide a model for the country moving forward. Until Congress passes something like the SAVE America Act, there are still major problems with the election system, but these rulings move things in the right direction.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:37:26 -0400<![CDATA[Kyle Becker]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://redstate.com/kyle-becker/2026/08/13/boom-judges-give-americans-a-pair-of-election-integrity-wins-n2205576<![CDATA[Texas appears to be a popular destination for visa holders - immigrants who are in the United States legally but who remain citizens (or subjects) of other countries. These people are buying up homes in Texas, and the number of homes being sold to visa-holders, despite the current rise in home prices, is increasing. The largest source of these non-citizen buyers is Mexico, but there are more from other parts of the world, some of whom aren't particularly friendly to the United States.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:15:51 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/13/foreign-visa-buyers-snap-up-more-texas-houses-than-before-n2205575<![CDATA[For 157 years, the number of justices on the nation’s highest court has remained at nine following the Judiciary Act of 1869. Although the number is not enshrined in the Constitution, it’s become the norm despite President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unsuccessful attempt to pack the court in 1937.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:02:09 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Jamie Raskin]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/13/radical-overhaul-hakeem-jeffries-vows-to-nuke-the-supreme-court-as-we-know-it-n2205574<![CDATA[Though the Michigan Democrat Senate and Wisconsin Democrat gubernatorial primary races captured the attention of political junkies across America, another interesting Senate primary that played out on the Left took place in Minnesota.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:47:32 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/13/flanagan-throws-walz-under-the-bus-on-fraud-scandals-but-tafoya-is-hot-on-her-heels-n2205567<![CDATA[By portraying America’s arsenal as nearly exhausted and the War Department in disarray, the establishment media has willingly handed Tehran and Beijing gift-wrapped propaganda that continues to shape perceptions even after President Donald Trump, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and the Department of War labeled the story pure fiction. Reporting backed by anonymous sources and published by The Washington Post&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fox News' Jennifer Griffin alleged severe shortages of long-range missiles and interceptors; then WaPo followed up with a story claiming Trump felt “misled” by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Camp David after believing the munitions problem “had been fixed.” Other outlets, including CNN, amplified the broader shortage narrative, implying the United States is fighting with one hand tied behind its back.Soon after the story was published, President Trump responded by saying the U.S. has “massive amounts of ‘munitions,’" that production is expanding with record new plants and factories, and that “the ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down.” He later told reporters the United States has a “virtual unlimited supply” of missiles while noting some types are “tighter,” and publicly reaffirmed that he is “extremely happy” with the job Hegseth is doing. White House and Department of War officials labeled the narrative of the tension “fake news” and “fictional.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:57:00 -0400<![CDATA[RC Maxwell]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]>https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/08/13/establishment-medias-latest-pentagon-falsehood-about-munitions-outpaces-the-truth-n2205532<![CDATA[A story out of Los Angeles is making waves on social media – and likely in LA, too – after an ex-con who was found guilty of shooting at and striking a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helicopter last year was handed a relatively light sentence by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mildred Escobedo.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:49:42 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/13/cop-killer-gets-light-sentence-from-la-judge-n2205566<![CDATA[The entire concept of "sanctuary" jurisdictions is stupid on its face. It's centered on the notion that cities and states should give not only shelter, but outright protection to people who are in the United States illegally. They are, in effect, protecting criminals; even if their only crime was crossing the border, these people have broken the law. It is the job of federal immigration authorities to find these people and send them back, and the sanctuary cities and states are openly interfering with that.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:49:10 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Tom Homan]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/13/homan-ice-did-its-job-ca-freed-killer-despite-detainer-n2205568<![CDATA[Polling isn't really an exact science. It depends, in large part, on soliciting the opinions of people who, as often as not, aren't sure what they think on any given topic, and who are frequently ill-informed. The results of this can be surprising. The term "shock poll" is probably overused, but once in a while, it's justified.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:05:03 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/13/shock-poll-47-of-new-york-voters-unfavorable-toward-dsa-n2205565<![CDATA[Well, this is interesting.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:51:52 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/13/texas-airport-is-adding-islamic-foot-wash-stations-n2205560<![CDATA[Texas is one of the nation's great economic bright spots. Part of the reason for that is that Texas, most recently under the administration of Governor Greg Abbott, has made sure it's an attractive place to set up business. As evidence, we might note that the Lone Star State is a common destination for the productive people fleeing increasingly business-hostile states like California, New York, and New Jersey, as part of the Great Sorting.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:21:14 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Greg Abbott]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/13/trump-now-at-odds-with-abbott-over-lone-star-data-centers-n2205562<![CDATA[When Vice-President JD Vance was asked who was the funniest in the Trump administration, apart from the president, Vance said without hesitation that it was Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "He has an incredible sense of humor. He’s got great comedic timing," Vance said.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:12:18 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/13/rubio-on-diet-and-memes-n2205556<![CDATA[Thursday, August 13, 2026]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:30:07 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners]]><![CDATA[Morning Minute]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/08/13/morning-minute-n2205559<![CDATA[An email arrived in my inbox Thursday morning with the subject line blaring: "2A Victory Party at Midnight!! No Feds Allowed."]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:58:53 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners of America]]><![CDATA[Guns]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/13/death-knell-to-nfa-n2205557<![CDATA[The Democrats' candidate for the Senate seat in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, has some issues.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/13/this-campaign-ad-from-el-sayed-might-be-the-cringe-of-all-time-n2205555<![CDATA[Some say that women are indecisive, and the WNBA just proved it on Wednesday by holding meetings to decide who’s eligible to play in their league and came up with… nada.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[LGBTQ+]]><![CDATA[Women's Sports]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/13/feckless-wnba-leaders-meet-to-discuss-what-is-a-woman-and-come-up-with-nothing-n2205554<![CDATA[In a nice change of pace from the usual inter-party griping and sniping, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has paid the highest of compliments to his fellow Pennsylvanian, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) – he won't campaign against McCormick if the Republican decides to run for reelection in 2030.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[John Fetterman]]><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[David McCormick]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/13/john-fetterman-says-he-wont-campaign-against-gop-colleague-n2205553<![CDATA[Political pundits proclaiming that Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) darling Francesca Hong’s loss in the Wisconsin Democrat gubernatorial primary proves that the left is not drowning in socialism are painting with too broad a brush and ignoring the nuances that made this election a possible outlier, for now.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[The Heartland Institute]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2026/08/13/what-we-can-learn-from-the-dsas-defeat-in-wisconsin-n2205526<![CDATA[For the first time in memory, Americans are bearing witness to what seems like a note of contrition from radical leftists following years of political brinksmanship that culminated in the 2020 George Floyd riots and Joe Biden’s empty-suit presidency.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Sellers]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://redstate.com/ben-sellers/2026/08/13/magas-terms-of-surrender-for-woke-1-supplicants-n2205530<![CDATA[Since disgraced Democrat Graham Platner exited under immense pressure from party leaders who were terrified he was going to lose, the Maine Senate race has mostly dropped out of the national news cycle, with one of the few "interesting" things being the process the state party used to pick its replacement nominee, Platner-backed Troy Jackson, a couple of weeks later.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:36:14 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/12/new-report-on-maine-democrat-senate-nominee-troy-jackson-n2205552