Thursday, May 15, 2025
Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day.
TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Trump Hilariously Slaps Pete Buttigieg Around, Promises Big Changes With National Airspace
In other words, Buttigieg was a complete and total do-nothing as transportation secretary.
Judge Charged With Hiding Illegal Alien From ICE Wants Case Dropped and Her Reason Will Crack You Up
It would be nice to see some actual justice in this case.
After Blaming Trump, Pete Buttigieg Implicated in Washington National Air Traffic Control Scandal
Was putting "safety first" allowing something as simple as a coordination line to remain down for three years without even attempting to fix it?
Trending Across Townhall Media
GOA Lashes Out Over GOP Betrayal in Gutting Gun Bills
It's time to start rallying the troops and prove to them that they just screwed up royally.
Trump Team Ain't Playin' Around: More Hanky Panky Busted at the CFTC
No one in the Biden administration did a thing to right the wrongs they knew were being perpetrated, and as a result, a Federal District Court has recommended sanctions against the agency she now heads.
Same Day a Democrat ‘Outs’ Herself as a Swinger, the Media Plays the ‘Dumb Blonde’ Card on Pam Bondi
Casual misogyny is still the media’s go-to protocol when it comes to undercutting the qualifications of conservative women: She’s an actor! A bimbo! She was hired for her looks!
When Conservative Theory Collides With Unconservative Reality
In other words, the drug market is not a free market, but we’re being told that we have to pretend it is and not play by the rules that actually exist.
From Fruit Loops to Fentanyl: RFK Jr Dominates Democrats on Capitol Hill (Watch)
It was a master class, and the Democrats never knew what hit them.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Reconciliation is still the primary focus on the Hill, though there are multiple hearings and meetings set for Thursday, as well. There was some progress on the former — and fireworks from the latter on Wednesday.
READ MORE: 'Thanks for Playing': Ways and Means Clears Key Hurdle for Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Dan Goldman Wrecked by Kristi Noem Over Abrego Garcia, Loses It Even More With MTG
Hearings/meetings set for Thursday include:
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party — Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions: Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan
- House Appropriations, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee — Budget Hearing - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [VA Secretary Doug Collins to testify]
- House Natural Resources, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee — Oversight hearing titled "Fixing Our Forests: How Improved Land Management Can Protect Communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface"
- House Appropriations, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee — Budget Hearing – Environmental Protection Agency [EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to testify]
- House Appropriations, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee — Budget Hearing - U.S. Department of Labor [Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to testify]
- House Appropriations, Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee — Oversight Hearing – U.S. Customs and Border Protection
White House What's Up
Continuing his Middle East trip, President Donald Trump started Thursday by participating in a Roundtable with Business Leaders in Doha. He'll then travel to Al Udeid Air Base, where he'll deliver remarks to troops. After that, he'll travel to and visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. He'll then head to Qasr Al Watan, where he'll participate in a United Arab Emirates State Visit.
Full Court Press...
There were some court decisions of note on Wednesday.
SEE: New: Judge in Virginia Orders Release of Georgetown Researcher Detained by ICE in Texas
But the focus on Thursday will be back at the Supreme Court, where the justices will hear oral argument in several birthright citizenship cases. (More on that below.) The court also has indicated it may release opinions today.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
The much-anticipated meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky...is off.
READ MORE: New: Putin Chickens Out, Won't Attend Peace Talks With Zelensky in Turkey Thursday
As noted above, the Supreme Court will issue opinions today — we'll, of course, be keeping an eye out for those as well.
And Vice President JD Vance is slated to attend the Inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday.
MORNING MUSING
All eyes (or ears) will be on the Supreme Court Thursday morning as the court hears oral argument in three consolidated cases challenging President Trump's executive order regarding birthright citizenship. I wanted to take a moment here to set expectations on today's argument.
Although we've noted this previously, it bears repeating: The issue before the court today is NOT the merits of birthright citizenship and whether it's guaranteed by the 14th Amendment or the merits of Trump's executive order. It also is not the propriety of district courts issuing nationwide injunctions in general, for instance, under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). And, of course, the court won't issue a decision today — it's simply hearing argument in the cases. So those expecting a quick answer on either of those two issues I mentioned will be disappointed.
What the court is looking at today is simply this "modest request" proposed by the administration: namely, that the court restrict the scope of the preliminary injunctions issued by the three district courts (in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington) to parties actually before the court. Or, put another way, to strike down the use of nationwide injunctions in this context.
I'll be listening at 10:00 a.m. Eastern — and you can, too.
LIGHTER FARE
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