https://redstate.com/erick/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usSun, 10 May 2026 08:12:33 -0400<![CDATA[James Carville has always been known for many things, but being subtle isn’t one of them. The Democratic strategist responsible for putting Bill Clinton in the White House is now telling Democrats to cut past the faux-moderate messaging and just downright commit to their radical agenda. Maybe he thought he was just whispering into their ears, but conservatives heard it, and if they’re smart, they could use this as the most honest campaign ad they’ll ever get for completely free of charge.]]>Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[RedState Guest Editorial]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[James Carville]]><![CDATA[Puerto Rico]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Washington]]>https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/05/10/backus-theyre-telling-you-exactly-what-theyll-do-but-is-anyone-listening-n2202176<![CDATA[This may be one of the more baffling and frightening stories you will hear about something happening at an airport and/or during air travel. Late Friday night, as the flight crew of a commerial airplane was beginning its takeoff at a major U.S. airport, the combination of what came to pass could only be described as chaotic. Luckily, almost everyone involved got through it unscathed, with just minor injuries. One man who made a careless choice was not so fortunate.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 22:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[Colorado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[TSA]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/05/09/chaotic-flight-crew-reports-they-hit-pedestrian-on-tarmac-of-denver-airport-n2202169<![CDATA[Well, this would be a great Mother's Day gift for a lot of Russian and Ukrainian mothers who are worried about their sons being maimed or killed in the Russo-Ukrainian War; Russia's Tsar Vladimir Putin, speaking to reporters, indicated that the war was "nearing completion." It's a completion that, if it happens, will end a conflict that has killed, by most estimates, 1.8 million people, making it the biggest European conflict since 1945.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 20:52:55 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/09/peace-putin-indicates-russo-ukraine-war-now-moving-toward-completion-n2202187<![CDATA[I've mentioned before one of my favorite political cartoons, which appeared in the British press after the fall of France, Belgium, and the Low Countries to Germany in World War II. The image shows a British Tommy, in a trench coat, with his helmet on his head at a rakish angle. He stands on an outcrop of rocks, presumably on the English Channel, with waves crashing about his feet. He holds his Enfield rifle in one hand, and with the other is shaking his fist at a sky full of German aircraft. The caption: "Very well. Alone."]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 20:21:53 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/09/will-nigel-farage-and-reformuk-make-britain-great-again-n2202186<![CDATA[On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom preened and glowed as he announced his latest "affordability" initiative: through a partnership with the non-profit Baby2Baby, California hospitals will supply free diapers to parents of newborns.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 19:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/05/09/surprise-surprise-company-handling-gavin-newsoms-diaper-boondoggle-has-connections-to-jennifer-newsom-n2202182<![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin traveled to Kansas City on Friday to deliver a blunt message: Democrats' repeated funding fights have left the agency scrambling to secure a city about to host six FIFA World Cup matches, and the clock is running out.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Government Shutdown]]><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin]]><![CDATA[World Cup]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/09/dhs-secretary-mullin-says-democrats-chose-politics-over-security-and-lost-their-moral-compass-n2202184<![CDATA[We reported on former President Barack Obama's effort this week to pump up his presidential center, which is finally opening in June.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Amazon]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/09/more-on-obama-merch-n2202175<![CDATA[Erika Kirk delivered the keynote address at Hillsdale College's commencement on Saturday, closing the ceremony by accepting two honorary Doctor of Public Service degrees on behalf of herself and her late husband, Charlie Kirk — a final tribute to the movement he built before he was assassinated in Sept. 2025.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:26:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Academia]]><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Lara Trump]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Erika Kirk]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/09/after-months-of-smears-and-scrutiny-erika-kirk-took-the-hillsdale-stage-and-didnt-flinch-n2202179<![CDATA[The department in our federal government dedicated to meting out justice to those who cross the line has started the process of weeding out a man they say attempted to do egregious harm to our homeland, and who served time in prison for spying for Cuba while acting as a U.S. ambassador.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Cuba]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/05/09/justice-department-hopes-the-courts-will-aid-them-in-repatriating-ambassador-who-spied-for-cuba-n2202173<![CDATA[The federal government's own watchdog has confirmed what the numbers have long made clear: the United Nations cannot be trusted to manage the money it receives, and the State Department has been complicit in letting it happen.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Government Shutdown]]><![CDATA[National Debt]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[United Nations]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/09/the-un-is-burning-through-american-taxpayer-money-on-bad-construction-projects-and-no-one-is-watching-n2202172<![CDATA[On Friday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall petitioned the United States Supreme Court to restore its 2023 congressional maps. As RedState reported, these maps have been restricted from use when a U.S. District Court ruled they were in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Alabama]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/05/09/alabama-petitions-scotus-on-its-maps-to-strip-racially-gerrymandered-districts-n2202170<![CDATA[The primary purpose of government is to protect the liberty and property of the citizens. We have seen, for some time and in almost every major American city, how municipal governments from Boston to Los Angeles have utterly failed in this primary role. In Los Angeles in particular, the despicable phenomenon of "flash mobs," organized (presumably) online, strikes with the speed of summer lightning and loot convenience stores, threatening the owners and employees, and stealing everything but the shelving and light fixtures - leaving chaos in their wake.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:47:29 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/09/new-the-shocking-rise-in-flash-mob-convenience-store-looting-n2202174<![CDATA[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on Friday, greeting former President Barack Obama, which drew a lot of attention.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Canada]]><![CDATA[Elissa Slotkin]]><![CDATA[Mark Carney]]><![CDATA[Pete Buttigieg]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/09/canadian-pm-post-about-meeting-with-obama-sparks-a-lot-of-attention-n2202168<![CDATA[On Thursday, a major arms-smuggling effort was exposed, wherein Canadian, Jordanian, and Pakistani goblins were busted - trying to smuggle guns into Canada, across the northern border. They now face federal charges.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:41:42 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Border Patrol]]><![CDATA[Border Security]]><![CDATA[Canada]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/09/big-new-border-bust-89-firearms-including-17-stolen-stopped-at-us-canada-line-n2202171<![CDATA[With all the trouble in the world, war, pestilence, oppression, poverty, disease, Democrats, it's nice to see something come across once in a while that makes one feel unambiguously good. This is one of those; following the dreadful tornadoes that did so much damage to the great state of Mississippi, one man was picking through the wreckage, and was alerted to the presence of a tiny survivor by an equally tiny meow.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 12:44:04 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Mississippi]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/09/faint-meow-leads-to-miracle-mississippi-post-tornado-kitten-rescue-n2202167<![CDATA[It was once a hotly debated decision, and then the opening of the immigrant detention facility in the western stretches of Dade County, Florida, caused further outrage. But over the past months, mention of Alligator Alcatraz has cooled considerably. Typical of most political controversies, the initial outrages were filled with hyperbole and empty accusations, and eventually, it was all but a forgotten enterprise operating in the Florida Everglades.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Slager]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]><![CDATA[Tom Homan]]>https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/05/09/what-is-behind-the-discussions-surrounding-the-possible-closure-of-alligator-alcatraz-n2202165<![CDATA[The B-52 Stratofortress is an aircraft out of legend. This wonderful old warbird, known by many service members as the Big, Ugly, Fat Fellow, or BUFF, is the best there is at what it does: Delivering a wide range of heavy explosive payloads on target. When you want to sneak in and take down air defenses in the middle of the night, you call the B-2 people; when you need to deliver a payload and depart the area at Mach 1, the B-1B folks are still around. But when you don't need stealth or speed, but you have a grid square of landscape that you need transformed into something like the surface of the Moon, the BUFF is just the thing for the job. Work is now underway on the latest upgrade of the BUFF, the B-52J, and that will extend the life of the basic design to right around a century in service.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:36:18 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/09/new-heavy-bomber-on-horizon-usaf-begins-analysis-of-alternatives-for-b-52-n2202164<![CDATA[The Trump administration rolled out a new round of sanctions on Friday, targeting the foreign networks helping Iran fight by supplying everything from satellite intelligence to raw materials for ballistic missiles and drones, even as both sides nominally maintain a ceasefire that has seen repeated military exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Cunningham]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/joesquire/2026/05/09/while-ceasefire-talks-stall-the-us-is-squeezing-the-network-keeping-iran-armed-n2202163<![CDATA[Things have gone from a joyous celebration to an incredibly bleak state on the Left in record time. After beginning the mid-decade redistricting battle years ago, Democrats were convinced they had outmaneuvered the GOP response in Texas with the passage of a 10-1 map in Virginia, eliminating four Republican seats in the otherwise purple state.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:58:52 -0400<![CDATA[Bonchie]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/05/09/the-crash-out-over-the-va-redistricting-ruling-commences-n2202161<![CDATA[At least 276 people are under arrest. Nine overseas fraud compounds have been shut down, and federal charges were&nbsp;unsealed in San Diego recently, the result of a coordinated international crackdown on cryptocurrency scam networks that spent years stealing millions from Americans, the Department of Justice announced.]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[International Criminal Court]]><![CDATA[Meta]]><![CDATA[Thailand]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/09/foreign-crypto-scam-networks-targeted-americans-for-years-the-doj-just-hit-back-n2202160