With illegal border crossings having slowed to a manageable trickle under the second Trump administration, some Republicans in Congress have decided to do the most Republican thing ever: Propose a mass amnesty that would stop the deportation of the majority of illegal aliens.
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Democrats Decide Treating Rural Voters Like Low-Rent Morons Is the Best Way to Save NPR and PBS
The political genius of the Democratic Party knows no bounds. With Republicans set to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, the rush is on to save the outlets. So what’s the latest gambit? Treating rural voters like low-rent morons who can’t possibly function without government-funded left-wing outlets…
Stephen Miller Elicits Another Leftist Meltdown With Comments on 1 Million Illegal Aliens Self-Deporting
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller appeared on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Wednesday, and hoo boy are the leftists having a meltdown. But in the midst of Miller’s words, which are sure to be clipped, soundbited, and run ad infinitum this week, here is…
Rock Legend Just Canceled Entire North American Tour for the Most Idiotic Reason Imaginable
Well then, it seems like legendary rocker Steve Miller has decided to … Take the Money and Run.
Congress: You Can Do It!
On May 28, President Trump submitted “22 rescissions of budget authority, totaling $9.4 billion” to the U.S. Congress.
Simone Biles, ESPN Take to ESPY Awards to Double Down on Hating Women
The annual ESPY awards went down in Los Angeles Wednesday night, that sports love-fest whose acronym spells out the “Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards” and is sponsored by the ever-woke, formerly sports-oriented network ESPN.
Watch: Adam Schiff Meltdown Video After Criminal Referral, Ducks Questions From Reporters
As we reported, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae, sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department requesting further investigation of Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Salena Zito Drops Huge Bomb After Her Book ‘Butler’ Becomes NYT Best Seller
American journalist/author Salena Zito shared huge news on Wednesday that her book about the assassination attempt of President Donald Trump in 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, was being made into a movie.
Breaking: Attorney General Pam Bondi Gives James Comey’s Daughter Her Walking Papers at DOJ
Maurene Comey, the daughter of disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, was given the pink slip by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who fired one of the top Manhattan prosecutors for the Department of Justice on Wednesday.
‘He’s An Idiot’: New Yorkers Asked About Mamdani, and Their Answers Speak Volumes
New Yorkers on the street were asked about radical Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani’s recent victory in the state’s Democratic primary race and his agenda. The answers they gave should scare the hell out of all Democrats.
Pure Gold: Portland Anti-ICE Characters Get Trolled by ‘Trump’ Big Time
The craziness continues outside the ICE facility in Portland, where anti-ICE characters are still camped nearby, periodically harassing the ICE agents.
Andrew Cuomo Won’t Go Away Gracefully, Gets Torched on Social Media for Truly Cringe Campaign Video
We’ve seen plenty of cringe campaign ads during the 2024 campaign season and continuing on into 2025.
Eric Schmitt Shatters Democrat Scare Tactics About Weather Alerts Amid Debate on PBS/NPR Funding
As RedState previously reported, hysterical Democrats and their mainstream media allies have predictably ramped up the scare tactics in light of the procedural Senate vote Tuesday night to advance debate to the floor on the Trump-backed rescissions package, which, among other things, will cut federal funding for NPR…
Leaked: Memo Shows Infamous Left-Wing Judge James Boasberg Expressing Bias Against Donald Trump
A memo has leaked showing infamous left-wing Judge James Boasberg expressing bias towards Donald Trump. The D.C. Circuit Court judge was at the center of several arguable national injunctions earlier in the year, including blocking the administration from deporting illegal immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act.
Watch: Rubio, Trump Pushing for De-Escalation in Syria
We’ve been reporting on the current flare-ups in Syria, with fighting between the various factions as well as attacks on the country’s Druze and Christian minorities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday, expressed some hope that diplomatic efforts concerning Syria could bring…
California Democrats Are Using Wildfires As Cover for a Land Grab
Wildfire victims thought help was coming — but Sacramento arrived with a blueprint for a land grab, not a recovery plan. In places like Pacific Palisades and Altadena, voters elected leaders they believed would fight to rebuild after the January 2025 wildfires. But rather than deliver relief, California…
‘We Were Being Gaslit’: Parents Who Lost Kids to Fentanyl Slam Biden and His Administration
Michigan father Greg Swan spoke out about the heartbreak of losing his son, Drew, to fentanyl, and said we as a country were being “gaslit” by former President Joe Biden about the border.
New: Italy to Purchase $15 Billion in US Natural Gas
More good news, everyone! An Italy energy interest has just committed to the purchase of two million metric tons (tonnes) per year of American natural gas for the next 20 years, making for a $15 billion deal.
Sen. John Kennedy Wrecks NPR Head After Her Hot Take on Bias and Rural Communities
Democrats and their willing acolytes are going all in, hoping to kill the spending cut package that includes cutting funding for NPR and PBS.
‘Our Country Deserves It’: Trump Weighs In on Reports About Powell Being Fired
President Donald Trump made it clear that any reports that he’s planning to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell are simply “not true.”
Watch: Schumer Trots Out ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ Trope in Defense of Taxpayer Funding of PBS, NPR
If you’re not already convinced that there’s no low to which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) won’t stoop as he misconstrues (lies about) all things President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, his latest little song and dance routine should do the trick.
Bless His Heart: Gavin Newsom Trolls X in Defense of California, It Doesn’t End Well for Him
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been working to elevate his national profile since around 2022 or so, when rumors swirled that maybe Joe Biden wouldn’t run for a second term.
AOC Parades Her New Bestie Mamdani Around Washington, DC As the DNC Keeps Their Distance
The Democrat party’s continuing downward slide has been something Republicans could not have orchestrated themselves if they tried. The fact that Dems have learned absolutely nothing from last November’s presidential election is nothing short of astounding. They continue to support ideas that the American people soundly reject, and…
Comer Says Jill Biden Should Be Subpoenaed Next
The fact that a stream of Biden White House officials refuse to answer questions about what role they may have played in covering up Joe Biden’s cognitive decline isn’t stopping Congressional Republicans from continuing to subpoena key players. Instead, it looks like they want to up the ante,…
Watch: Amy Klobuchar Wants Us to Know the Disasters That Will Befall Us If We Defund NPR, PBS
The Senate took a critical procedural vote on Tuesday to advance the recissions package with more than $9 billion in spending cuts: $8.3 billion related to foreign aid programs and $1.1 billion related to NPR and PBS.
‘You Have No Future …’: Newt Gingrich Has Bold Offer for Democrats Who Aren’t Radical Enough
Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had a bold offer for Democrats who aren’t supporting the radical part of their party to become Republicans: “You have no future” with them.
David Hogg Returns to the Racism Well Defending Mamdani
Like the proverbial bad penny, the “progressive activist,” gun-ban advocate, leftist, and all-around annoying little twerp David Hogg just keeps popping up. His latest appearance was at the Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday, when he went to bat for the communist New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Predictably,…
Wholesale Inflation Numbers Remain Flat in June, Doomsdayer Dems and Their Media Lackeys Hardest Hit
If you pay any attention to the “mainstream media,” you know they’ve spent months crowing, “the inflation is coming! The inflation is coming!” This, they say, is all because of Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariff policies—you know, the ones where he’s trying to even a playing field that has…
CNN Data Guru Crushes Democrat Dreams, Delivers ‘Reality Check’ on 2026 Election
Democrats are counting on a big victory in 2026 to bring their party out of political purgatory, but things aren’t exactly going according to plan. CNN’s data guru, Harry Enten, offered a “reality check” on Wednesday, citing the current polling numbers compared to what we were seeing in…