https://redstate.com/erick/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usSat, 09 May 2026 09:14:13 -0400<![CDATA[One of the ways I decompress is to trawl Instagram. That's where all my dog rescue feeds are, as well as great dog videos, like the ones you will find featured below. Badass K-9s is the subject of this week's Feel-Good Friday.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Colorado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Feel Good Friday]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/05/08/feel-good-friday-powerhouse-k-9s-and-a-tearful-reunion-are-palate-cleansers-for-the-weekend-n2202156<![CDATA[Iran took an action on Friday that had a lot of people scratching their heads because it didn't make a lot of sense.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/08/irans-latest-actions-show-how-desperate-they-are-n2202158<![CDATA[The trial of the accused assassin of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk rolled on this week, with a couple of new decisions by the judge, including dropping a major one about whether media cameras would be allowed in the courtroom.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Becca Lower]]><![CDATA[ATF]]><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Utah]]><![CDATA[Erika Kirk]]>https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/05/08/judge-decision-on-cameras-in-the-courtroom-during-charlie-kirk-murder-trial-n2202157<![CDATA[When the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday morning invalidating Virginia's redistricting initiative, my second thought (after excitement for my friends in Virginia) was how disappointed I was that Californians opposed to Gavin Newsom's Election Rigging Act weren't allowed to have their day in court regarding the questionable procedural maneuvers Democrats utilized to gut voter-approved constitutional protections around redistricting.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:18:17 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Van Laar]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/05/08/ca-prop-50-litigation-vs-virginia-redistricting-n2202153<![CDATA[Iran still doesn't seem to be getting the message.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Oman]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/08/us-disables-iranian-ships-in-gulf-of-oman-n2202151<![CDATA[As RedState reported, Friday morning, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled against the Democrat Party in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and struck down its attempted gerrymander of electoral maps to give them a political edge for the November midterm elections. On Friday evening, VA Democrats filed a motion to appeal this ruling.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/05/08/gluttons-for-punishment-va-democrats-plan-to-appeal-the-va-scotus-ruling-on-their-gerrymander-scheme-n2202154<![CDATA[Hasan Piker, a leftist streamer and "influencer," is a real piece of... work. Politically, he's somewhere out there to the left of Fidel Castro.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:17:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/08/leftist-streamer-now-claims-violent-revolution-inevitable-in-virginia-rant-n2202152<![CDATA[Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) — she makes it too easy for us. Just when you think she has no more buffoonery left to give, she does not disappoint. The best part is that she is convinced of how intelligent she sounds. On a recent episode of the "It's Open with Ilana Glazer"&nbsp;podcast, once again, AOC delivered. But wait, she says she has sympathy for Trump supporters.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:25:53 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/05/08/aoc-feels-sorry-for-oppressed-red-state-trump-supporters-forgets-nyc-is-dem-created-hot-mess-n2202146<![CDATA[Many Americans understandably looked at Thursday’s tariff ruling by the Court of International Trade (CIT) and had the same reaction: Wait — didn’t the Supreme Court already strike down one set of Trump tariffs earlier this year? And now another court is blocking another set?]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:05:22 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Tariffs]]><![CDATA[Trade]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/05/08/so-whats-the-deal-with-this-latest-tariff-ruling-n2202138<![CDATA[The Labour Party just suffered a massive loss; so far, the count has shown them losing a ton of seats in the local elections in the United Kingdom.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:20:24 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/08/keir-starmer-remarks-n2202141<![CDATA[A Utah man missed his connection at Newark Airport, went to retrieve his checked luggage, which contained a properly declared, unloaded firearm, and got arrested. He did everything right. New Jersey didn't care.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:15:51 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[ATF]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners]]><![CDATA[New Jersey]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Utah]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/08/new-york-and-new-jersey-built-a-trap-for-traveling-gun-owners-atf-is-finally-responding-n2202148<![CDATA[The far left, when you boil their agenda down, always comes down to the same three things: "We want more stuff, less work, and control over everyone else." Oh, they deny that, or at least, the less stupid ones do, in an attempt to deceive. But it's interesting to see what socialists and communists say when the mask comes off. In Minneapolis, we recently had a great example of just that; remember, more stuff, less work, control.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:18 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/08/commies-grow-bolder-your-stuff-20-hours-total-control-n2202145<![CDATA[Here’s an idea: let’s hold FIFA World Cup games in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium, but let’s make sure workers aren’t vetted, even though we’ve been in military conflict with Iran and are at constant risk of a terrorist attack. And let’s make sure federal law enforcement isn’t involved with security, because they’re secretly evil and just want to jail regular Americans.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:55:34 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[World Cup]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/08/sofi-stadium-union-to-fifa-forget-world-cup-security-think-of-the-illegals-n2202147<![CDATA[Alaska is a very different place from almost anywhere in the lower 48. The size and wild nature of much of the Great Land mean that many of the people, mostly Natives, who live out in the bush communities depend, as they have for thousands of years, on subsistence hunting for food. A primary objective of subsistence hunters is caribou.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Science]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/08/alaska-bear-cull-now-faces-emergency-court-halt-n2202142<![CDATA[In the wake of a third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on April 25 at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD), and the general heightened violent political atmosphere, what might be sorely needed is a serious examination of the Secret Service. In a refreshing display of bipartisanship, two members of Congress are looking to make some significant changes to the agency charged with protecting the President of the United States.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:35:41 -0400<![CDATA[Becky Noble]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Marsha Blackburn]]><![CDATA[Trump Assassination Attempt]]><![CDATA[TSA]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/05/08/after-third-assassination-attempt-on-trump-bipartisan-lawmakers-push-for-shake-up-of-secret-service-n2202136<![CDATA[President Donald Trump posted a major development to social media Friday concerning the seemingly endless Russia-Ukraine war: both sides have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting May 9.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:26:12 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/08/ceasefire-trump-announces-big-news-in-russia-ukraine-war-n2202144<![CDATA[Six months after California certified the results of its controversial Proposition 50 redistricting vote, Humboldt County election staff found 596 uncounted ballots sitting at the bottom of a locked drop box. The election is over. The maps are drawn. And the ballots are almost legally required to be destroyed.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/05/08/humboldt-county-finds-596-uncounted-ballots-destruction-deadline-looms-n2202118<![CDATA[An Iranian voice for change, and the son of the last Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi is regarded as the positive force to lead to regime change in Iran. Exiled in the U.S. decades ago, he is the face of bringing Iran back to a more diplomatic prominence globally. So, of course, he is largely ignored here in the U.S.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:55:38 -0400<![CDATA[Brad Slager]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[The Atlantic]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/05/08/reza-pahlavi-irans-potential-democratic-leader-is-roundly-dismissed-by-us-and-european-media-n2202139<![CDATA[The Trumps are celebrating moms Friday, with First Lady Melania writing a powerful op-ed for, of all things, The Washington Post, while the White House welcomed Angel Moms and Gold Star Moms for a Mother’s Day luncheon.]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:50:25 -0400<![CDATA[Bob Hoge]]><![CDATA[Angel Families]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Gold Star Families]]><![CDATA[Melania Trump]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]>https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/08/melania-trump-hails-the-honor-of-motherhood-that-feminism-stole-n2202140<![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in Italy to speak with the Pope and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:45:05 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Italy]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Vatican]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/08/rubio-responds-to-reporter-on-iran-n2202135