Monday, February 24, 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
Principles First? More Like Relevance Last As 'Never Trump' Summit Crashes and Burns
The only "principle" the Never Trump crowd seems to be standing for these days is losing—and they do it loudly, embarrassingly, and oh-so-publicly.
HOT TAKES: Social Media Reactions to Joy Reid's Oh-So-Deserved MSNBC Firing Are Priceless
The reality is that Reid used her show “The ReidOut” to provoke, incite, cause division, and race-bait, and I don’t believe a single American is better off for having watched her.
Omar is a symptom of a far bigger problem within the Democratic Party, which has grown hopelessly arrogant bathing in its excesses.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Franklin Arms Notches Massive Win Over ATF
My hope is that Bondi doesn't push this one any farther. There's no point in doing so because the case is just way too similar to Cargill, where the ATF lost before the Supreme Court. It would be a doomed cause and a waste of taxpayer money.
Maine Governor Janet Mills Already FO After Her FA with Donald Trump on Friday
Janet Mills will lose this fight. She will cave at some point.
Oops! I Think the NYT Just Said the Quiet Part About Deportation Out Loud
They only see them all as potential voters for the Democrat Party, images to guilt other people into becoming potential voters for the Democrat Party, and/or cheap labor so they don't have to mow their own lawns or fill their own hand soap dispensers. And it's absolutely disgusting.
MSNBC Legal Analyst Blows Apart Narrative That Trump Is 'Losing' Legal Battles
The Trump White House will fight, and they will walk away with some key wins.
Dem Advisor James Carville Predicts ‘Massive Collapse’ Will Hit the Trump Administration in 30 Days
Carville’s just doing what he’s told. The massive collapse we see right now is the Democrat Party.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
No committee hearings are set for Monday, though the House is back in session and, on Tuesday, will vote on the proposed budget resolution.
White House What's Up
It's a full day for President Donald Trump, as he and French President Manuel Macron kick things off with a G7 leader summit call, followed by a bilateral meeting and lunch. In the afternoon, the two will hold a joint press conference.
Vice President JD Vance ran away with the CPAC straw poll for 2028 presidential contenders over the weekend.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. State - Marco Rubio — Rubio continues to condemn Hamas and call for the release of all remaining hostages.
Sec. Treasury - Scott Bessent — Bessent is touting a proposed minerals deal with Ukraine as a win-win.
Sec. Defense - Pete Hegseth — Hegseth notes the Department of Defense has set up a rapid response X account to keep up with DOD news.
Attorney General - Pam Bondi — Over the weekend, Bondi reiterated the stance that sanctuary cities will face repercussions for failing to abide by federal law.
Sec. Interior - Doug Burgum — Burgum participated in a signing ceremony transferring federal land to state and local governments.
Sec. Agriculture - Brooke Rollins — Rollins recently participated in a round table discussion regarding avian flu and egg prices.
Sec. Commerce - Howard Lutnick — Lutnick was sworn in on Friday.
Sec. Health & Human Services - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Kennedy met with Rollins to discuss the ways HHS and USDA can collaborate to further the MAHA agenda.
Sec. Transportation - Sean Duffy — On Friday, Duffy announced that his department would be canceling contracts for telephone landlines as they are redundant.
Sec. Veterans Affairs - Doug Collins — Collins addressed the Disabled American Veterans' Mid-Winter Conference over the weekend.
Admin. Environmental Protection Agency - Lee Zeldin — Zeldin announced the return of the EPA staff to the office on Monday.
Admin. Small Business Association - Kelly Loeffler — Loeffler's tweet regarding empty SBA offices on Friday went viral. Things will look different today.
Dir. Federal Bureau of Investigations - Kash Patel — Patel welcomed Dan Bongino to the team following the announcement of his selection as Deputy Director of the FBI.
Full Court Press...
Oral arguments are back in action at the Supreme Court this week. Monday's docket contains only one case: Gutierrez v. Saenz, which has to do with Article III standing.
New York Mayor Eric Adams' case remains in a bit of limbo following some...unusual decisions by the judge overseeing the case. His attorneys have now pointed to statements made by Attorney General Pam Bondi and her chief of staff, which further call into question the continued prosecution of Adams.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
There are additional oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. We're also likely to see a vote in the House on the proposed budget resolution. And I expect we'll see the straggler confirmation votes before too long.
MORNING MUSING
Going to keep this one short and sweet this morning, as yours truly completed the 13-hour return trip from D.C. to St. Louis at 11:30 Sunday night, only to awake to the surefire signs she managed to contract the CPAC Plague (stuffy head, scratchy throat) once again. Coffee is helping but can only do so much. Plague or no, 'twas a great trip and a reminder of what a blessing it is to work with this crew.
Another #CPAC in the books! The lovable nerds on #TeamRedState saw each other in the flesh, rather than via avatars, wrote a lot, laughed a lot, and some of us 😏 drank a lot. All in all, a good time was had by all. Until next year--so long, DC! @jenvanlaar @SmoosieQ… pic.twitter.com/WqmzIB6hNE
— Jennifer Oliver O'Connell (@asthegirlturns) February 24, 2025
LIGHTER FARE
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