https://redstate.com/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usMon, 22 Jun 2026 08:44:54 -0400<![CDATA[The first round of high-level talks between the United States and Iran wrapped early Monday in Switzerland, with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan claiming “encouraging progress” toward a final deal within 60 days.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:30:19 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Qatar]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/22/trump-draws-red-line-on-hezbollah-as-us-iran-talks-clear-first-hurdle-n2203583<![CDATA[Abelardo de la Espriella, the pro-Trump Colombian outsider known as "El Tigre," is on track to become Colombia's next president after a razor-thin runoff that would return the country to the right after four years under leftist President Gustavo Petro.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:50:46 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Cartels]]><![CDATA[Colombia]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/22/trump-backed-el-tigre-stuns-colombia-petro-cries-foul-n2203581<![CDATA[Spencer Pratt lost Los Angeles' mayoral race, but he may have found a bigger target.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/22/spencer-pratt-lost-the-election-city-hall-may-have-a-bigger-problem-now-n2203580<![CDATA[Twenty-four hours ago, Labour insiders were discussing what Keir Starmer's exit might look like.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:04 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[England]]><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/22/bloody-monday-keir-starmers-political-career-is-over-n2203582<![CDATA[Gold is in large part what made Alaska. The discovery made Alaska go, overnight, from “Seward’s Folly” to the frantic destination for thousands of gold-seekers, from the Yukon to Nome. A lot of people died on those rugged trails, from Chilkoot Pass to the Yukon River and everywhere gold was found, or was rumored to have been found.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Rare Earth Minerals]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/22/alaska-man-monday-gold-fires-and-the-value-of-touching-grass-n2203564<![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is not just another technology issue; it is the next great middle-class issue.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Steve Williams]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Jobs]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]>https://redstate.com/steve-williams/2026/06/22/your-kid-may-graduate-into-an-economy-that-no-longer-needs-entry-level-workers-n2203577<![CDATA[South Africa spent more than a year betting that President Donald Trump was bluffing.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[South Africa]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/22/trump-slashes-south-africa-hiv-funding-over-afrikaner-dispute-n2203579<![CDATA[On Wednesday a warehouse fire erupted in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, just east of Downtown L.A. The solar panels on the roof of a cold food storage facility continued to blaze through the night, billowing toxic smoke into the atmosphere, and thwarting any efforts made by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to contain it.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:26:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/06/21/los-angeles-is-burning-again-and-the-karen-bass-and-gavin-newsom-are-nowhere-to-be-found-n2203578<![CDATA[I think that the Democratic powers that be thought that James Talarico had a better chance against the Republicans in the general election for the Senate seat from Texas than did Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30).&nbsp;]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:10:13 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Jasmine Crockett]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/21/jasmine-crockett-on-james-talarico-n2203574<![CDATA[California seems determined to prove out that old saying of President Reagan's, about government: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. California has become a veritable tax-a-palooza, and they have already driven many of the productive residents out of the state—those being the people who work, who invest, who start and run businesses, and who create jobs. From the impeccably coiffed Governor Gavin Newsom, he of the questionable finances, on down, nobody in California's government seems to understand the notion of incentives, or how they work.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:58:02 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/21/new-tax-stupidity-will-the-last-productive-person-to-leave-california-please-turn-out-the-lights-n2203575<![CDATA[Sen. Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) possible 2028 ambitions just picked up another complication.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:50:35 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Arizona]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]><![CDATA[Ruben Gallego]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/21/ruben-gallegos-donor-funded-lifestyle-is-drawing-new-scrutiny-n2203576<![CDATA[Freedom 250 announced on Saturday that President Donald Trump will be in Medora, North Dakota to kick off the inaugural festivities for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The celebration will span from July 1 through July 5, and includes the opening ceremony on July 1, a drone show, a musical, and directed tours of all the grounds and the facility has to offer.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:45:17 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Oliver O'Connell]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[North Dakota]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/06/21/president-trump-to-attend-the-celebration-of-the-theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-n2203563<![CDATA[Colombians went to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff with consequences for Bogotá, Washington, and the fight against cartel power.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Cartels]]><![CDATA[Colombia]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/21/after-stunning-pollsters-colombias-pro-trump-candidate-goes-for-the-win-n2203573<![CDATA[We've seen a variety of Democrats make ridiculous remarks since Elon Musk became a trillionaire following the initial public offering (IPO) of his company, SpaceX.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:50:26 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Arama]]><![CDATA[Adam Schiff]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/06/21/schiff-remarks-about-elon-n2203568<![CDATA[Our 250th birthday, as a nation, is fast approaching. Plenty of American families are making plans to observe this milestone, and in the face of today's somewhat unsettled and sometimes unsettling world, the Director of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, appeared Sunday on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with host Maria Bartiromo to assure Americans that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was doing all they can to make sure that this remarkable anniversary is&nbsp;also a safe and peaceful one.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:35:07 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Markwayne Mullin]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/21/dhs-guarantees-secure-july-4th-celebrations-for-americas-big-250-n2203572<![CDATA[This is what a major city looks like after years of suffering under criminal-friendly, incompetent, woke (but I repeat myself) leadership. Chicago, where mayors are concerned, seems to have a predilection for going from bad to worse, and never has that been more apparent than in the term of the feckless, incapable Mayor Brandon Johnson. Crime is spiking in Chicago again. The long weekend beginning with "Juneteenth" on Friday, June 19th, has now, as of this writing, seen 22 people shot, with five dead.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:28:54 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Illinois]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/21/5-dead-22-wounded-as-chicago-shootings-rock-weekend-n2203571<![CDATA[Everything, in every economy, everywhere, has energy costs at its heart. The cost of energy is factored into every product, every commodity, every good, every service, in every one of billions of economic decisions made by people every day. Be it a candy bar or a new truck, the cost of energy is in everything, from raw materials to finished product, from manufacturing to transport. Petroleum is, in our modern world, a major energy source, as well as a major source of raw materials, from plastics to industrial chemicals. Our world runs on petroleum; our modern lives are impossible without it.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:32:18 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/21/trumps-energy-win-oil-under-80-despite-iran-conflict-n2203569<![CDATA[There are signs that talks with Iran are not going well. Iran, or at least elements in Iran, are threatening the Strait of Hormuz again. President Trump has wasted no time letting Iran know that he isn't about to put up with any of that. Hormuz, the president informed Iran in a Sunday verbal broadside, is staying open. Fox News' chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reported on that early Sunday morning.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:41:08 -0400<![CDATA[Ward Clark]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/21/president-trump-lets-iran-have-both-metaphorical-barrels-in-stern-new-hormuz-warning-n2203565<![CDATA[Keir Starmer may be out even faster than Labour insiders expected.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:30:16 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Smith]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/21/bloody-sunday-keir-starmer-reportedly-preparing-exit-plan-n2203566<![CDATA[Happy Sunday, and welcome to the RedState Weekly Briefing — where we take a quick look at the week’s most viewed stories in case you missed any of them. What do you suppose caught people's attention in yet another eventful week? Grab a cup of coffee (or something stronger if you're so inclined) and sit down with this 21st-century Weekend Edition of your favorite (online) publication.]]>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:10:11 -0400<![CDATA[Susie Moore]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Josh Hawley]]><![CDATA[Weekly Briefing]]>https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/06/21/redstate-weekly-briefing-n2203562