https://redstate.com/elronaldo/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:11:44 -0400<![CDATA[In the high-stakes theater of congressional politics, today’s legislative battles are frequently judged by the yardsticks of the past. For Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), the current gridlock over federal election reform has revived intense scrutiny regarding his own political origin story.]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Essex]]><![CDATA[John Thune]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/06/09/the-essex-files-how-john-thune-forgot-the-2004-voting-scandal-that-made-him-n2203134<![CDATA[NBA Commissioner Adam Silver used the time before Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden Monday night to set the record straight on the silly accusation made by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) that President Trump, who was in attendance for the New York Knicks-San Antonio Spurs matchup, wasn't actually a Knicks fan and that his presence at the game was an unwelcome distraction.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:55:06 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]><![CDATA[Sports]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/08/nba-commish-sets-record-straight-on-trump-n2203169<![CDATA[There's been a lot of understandable concern about how the elections have been handled in California, with the numbers still being counted almost a week later.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:06:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/08/steve-hilton-makes-runoff-n2203168<![CDATA[RedState reported in mid-May on the tragic case out of California of an elderly Trump supporter who was brutally beaten outside of his Escondido home, which was known locally as the "Trump House" due to the large number of Trump signs and American flags that were displayed on the outside of it.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:16:13 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/06/08/update-on-suspect-in-trump-house-case-n2203166<![CDATA[Democrat candidate for Senate in Maine, Graham Platner, has been facing a storm of controversy, everything from the Nazi tattoo to allegations of abusive behavior, and all kinds of vile things in between.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:35:25 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/08/hot-takes-woman-at-platner-town-hall-remarks-on-tattoo-and-israeli-flag-n2203164<![CDATA[You know, Democrats are used to invoking Democrat Privilege like a get out of jail free card when they've been caught saying or doing something they shouldn't have been doing, so it's not exactly a surprise they use similar tactics when it comes to acting like they own celebrities, professional sports players and events, etc.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:38:25 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Sports]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/06/08/hakeem-jeffries-on-trump-attending-knicks-nba-finals-game-n2203165<![CDATA[As RedState reported on Sunday, Los Angeles City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Nityha Raman pulled ahead of former reality-TV star Spencer Pratt in the June 2 primary election, prompting Decision Desk HQ and other outlets to declare Raman the second-place finisher in the L.A. mayoral race. This means Raman has been declared the other person on the November ballot to compete with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/06/08/spencer-pratt-is-still-in-the-fight-and-he-could-use-your-help-n2203161<![CDATA[My mom passed away in 2021. But if she were alive today, she would tell you that the last Democrat she voted for was John F. Kennedy. Today's incarnation of the Democrat Party is a far cry from the days of JFK, when he intoned in his inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." And while Democrats might deny it all they want, a new poll shows we have been right about them all along.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:20:16 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/06/08/new-poll-confirms-what-we-have-known-all-along-about-the-modern-democrat-party-n2203160<![CDATA[ARLINGTON— The Department of War moved Monday to end the controversy over its newly simplified religious affiliation codes for U.S. service members, releasing an updated list to remove confusion and adding plainly that the Pentagon has no interest in settling theological disputes.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:45:38 -0400<![CDATA[RC Maxwell]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]>https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/06/08/dow-modifies-new-faith-codes-not-in-the-business-of-adjudicating-theological-debates-n2203163<![CDATA[Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi admitted in a Thursday interview with the Al Mayadeen television network that the joint US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury pinpoint airstrikes that took out multiple senior leaders — including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — weren’t just deadly, they were amazingly accurate.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:20:41 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/08/iranian-foreign-minister-admits-stunning-accuracy-of-epic-fury-strikes-reveals-ayatollah-ignored-warning-n2203162<![CDATA[President Trump has taken his campaign to get Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough handed her walking papers directly to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). In a Truth Social post Monday afternoon, the president called on Thune to "immediately fire the Parliamentarian, who treats Republicans, and everything that they stand for, horribly!"]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:15:13 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[John Thune]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/08/trump-puts-thune-on-the-ropes-over-senate-parliamentarian-n2203156<![CDATA[With Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton winning the GOP nomination for Senate in the Lone Star State's primary runoff on May 26th, the general election campaign season officially kicked off.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:56:45 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]><![CDATA[Brandon Gill]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/06/08/james-talarico-bbq-restaurant-visit-n2203157<![CDATA[California elections are conducted ridiculously, taking days and weeks to come to a conclusion, and raising questions about the process. This isn't a new question; this has been going on for years.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:45:23 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Kristen Welker]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/08/this-may-be-the-trump-mic-drop-of-all-time-on-crooked-elections-n2203153<![CDATA[House Democrats spent years selling Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as the competent, sensible Midwesterner the party needed. A bombshell House Oversight Committee report released Monday tells a different story.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:30:13 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[House Oversight Committee]]><![CDATA[James Comer]]><![CDATA[Keith Ellison]]><![CDATA[Medicaid]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/08/tim-walz-had-the-power-to-stop-the-fraud-in-minnesota-he-didnt-n2203159<![CDATA[It could be time for over a dozen alleged sex offenders and fraudsters to pack their bags.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:04:39 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/08/return-from-whence-you-came-feds-launch-historic-denaturalization-sweep-n2203158<![CDATA[Could Europe, as a continent, be about to take the steps that may save it? Save the various peoples and cultures of Europe from the greatest danger they have faced since the days of Charles Martel?]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:53:10 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/08/europe-ends-open-borders-era-new-laws-echo-trumps-policies-n2203154<![CDATA[The Democrat Party could really use some racial unrest right about now, and they're likely to get it courtesy of the Karmelo Anthony trial currently taking place in McKinney, Texas.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:25:30 -0400<![CDATA[Teri Christoph]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Riots]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/06/08/is-the-karmelo-anthony-trial-the-distraction-democrats-have-been-waiting-for-n2203152<![CDATA[If Border Czar Tom Homan is intimidated by the Left’s endless anti-ICE rhetoric and threats, he’s not showing it. In fact, on Monday, he announced he’s doubling down on illegal immigrant operations in New York City and plans a surge in the very near future. This is a direct “in your face” move to counter Gov. Kathy Hochul’s efforts to kneecap federal enforcement in the Empire State.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:11:30 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Tom Homan]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/06/08/homan-warns-hochul-thanks-to-your-new-law-youre-going-to-get-more-ice-than-youve-ever-seen-n2203151<![CDATA[Jill Biden has created a bit of a firestorm with her book.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:05:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Jill Biden]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/08/biden-polls-and-go-away-n2203144<![CDATA[I think it's safe to say that the shelf life on the Democrats' shameful "Believe All Women" tactic has expired, considering their near-unified reaction to the latest allegations against Graham Platner ahead of the June 9th Maine primary.]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:45:02 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Face the Nation]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/06/08/new-ro-khanna-digs-an-even-deeper-hole-for-graham-platner-n2203148