Friday, April 11, 2025
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Top US Commander in Greenland Disavows Trump's Position to US and Danish Troops
She was under no moral, legal, or ethical obligation to defend Vance's remarks, but she was under an obligation not to comment negatively on them.
'Can't Make This Up': Ernst Explains Absurd Response of Some Fed Workers Ordered to Return to Office
If people are protesting actually having to show up for work, that sounds like people who want/need a pink slip. That sounds like the most entitled thing ever -- on the taxpayers' dime.
Habba added that anybody getting in the way of enforcing those laws "will be charged in the state of New Jersey for obstruction, for concealment, and I will come after them hard."
Trending Across Townhall Media
Some People Need a Lesson in What Self-Defense Is and Isn't
Self-defense doesn't mean that you can just wantonly kill people because they scare you. It doesn't mean that you can escalate to lethal force simply because you don't want to take a butt-whooping.
Could it possibly be true that 75% of the world's countries can't have a functioning health care system without aid from the United States?
Contractor Overseeing Sensitive Government Docs in 'Cave' Accused of Having Major Case of TDS
The lawsuit contends that Stamm is the only one who’s ever been fired for wearing company gear at an event.
So, About That Pro-Life Reporter Who Got Sucker Punched...
Rivers apologized, but then tried to justify her actions. She was provoked. Yeah, well, it’s all on camera, hun. It’s a clear-cut case of assault.
BYE, KAREN: Greenland Base Commander Relieved of Her Post After Publicly Undermining VP Visit
Susannah Meyers not only publicly showed everyone that she wasn't good at her job, but she showed everyone her disloyalty to her oath as well.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
The big news on the Hill Thursday was that the House actually managed to get the joint budget resolution passed. That was a huge hurdle, and there was a fair amount of skepticism as to whether they could do it, but as has been his wont, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) managed to pull another rabbit out of a hat and get it done. Now comes the hard work of crafting a final package with spending cuts that will satisfy 51 and 218.
White House What's Up
Friday, President Donald Trump heads to Walter Reed Hospital for his annual physical. After that, he heads to Mar-a-Lago. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
They're so busy it's always a challenge to keep up with the Cabinet curios, but credit to Anna Matson for compiling a handy round-up of Thursday's Cabinet meeting on X.
Sec. State - Marco Rubio — Rubio noted important upcoming peace talks with Iran.
Sec. Treasury - Scott Bessent — Bessent discussed the ongoing tariff negotiations and meeting with small bankers.
Sec. Defense - Pete Hegseth — Hegseth has just returned from Panama, where deals were signed to secure the canal and allow U.S. vessels to traverse it freely.
Attorney General - Pam Bondi — Bondi talked about prosecuting Tesla terrorists and noted several recent court wins on discretionary spending.
Sec. Interior - Doug Burgum — Burgum announced that they are opening up land and offshore leases.
Sec. Agriculture - Brooke Rollins — Rollins touted falling egg prices and the importance of revitalizing the food stamp program.
Sec. Commerce - Howard Lutnick — Lutnick talked tariffs and gold cards.
Sec. Labor - Lori Chavez-DeRemer — Chavez-DeRemer noted efforts to address fraudulent payments and the return to the Treasury of unspent COVID funds.
Sec. Health & Human Services - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Kennedy announced that HHS is working with the EPA to reassess fluoride use and pushing to get soda off of SNAP.
Sec. Transportation - Sean Duffy — Duffy discussed the importance of shipbuilding.
Sec. Education - Linda McMahon — McMahon spoke to combating antisemitism on college campuses.
Sec. Homeland Security - Kristi Noem — Noem touted the significant reduction in illegal border crossings and efforts to encourage illegal aliens to self-deport.
Admin. Environmental Protection Agency - Lee Zeldin — Zeldin spoke of canceled grants, deregulation, and power plant approval.
Admin. Small Business Association - Kelly Loeffler — Loeffler shared that applications were modified to require proof of citizenship and birth date.
Dir. National Intelligence - Tulsi Gabbard — Gabbard spoke of increased information sharing to go after cartels and efforts to shore up election integrity.
National Security Adviser - Mike Waltz — Waltz discussed streamlining military acquisitions.
DOGE Master - Elon Musk — Musk touted a $150 billion reduction in waste.
Full Court Press...
The court rulings keep a-comin', and there's no end in sight. Most of them — particularly at the appellate level — are slowly but surely helping sort out the Article II vs. Article III showdown, but the Supreme Court issued one late Thursday that's a complete and total head-scratcher. (And it isn't just me who thinks that. See, e.g., Margot Cleveland, Jonathan Turley, etc.)
We'll be bringing you updates on that one later this morning.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Look for a letter or statement from the physician conducting President Trump's physical Friday affirming that he is, in fact, in good health – he must be, look at his beautiful hair, after all!
We'll, of course, want to keep an eye on China as they exchange tariff volleys with the administration. And the peace talks with Iran set to begin on Saturday.
Also, this weekend is Passover, so a happy Passover to all those who observe it.
MORNING MUSING
I alluded to this in the Full Court Press section, but the Supremes have genuinely thrown me for a loop with their opinion in the Abrego Garcia case. I know I'm not always going to agree with their decisions, but usually — almost always — I can at least understand how they got there. This one? Nope. And that's a problem. Because if a law nerd like me, whose instinct is to give SCOTUS the benefit of the doubt in most instances, is left thinking, "Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot?" and if it isn't just me but noted legal scholars like Jonathan Turley, all the Chief Justice's efforts to preserve the institution and its credibility are going to wind up for naught. And we do need a credible Supreme Court to keep things balanced.
I don't know who actually authored the brief (three-paragraph) decision (it's unsigned) — and we'll set aside the fact that Justice Sotomayor may need an emotional support llama at this point — but whoever it was did the court — and the country — no favors.
LIGHTER FARE
But they don't look like devils...
Playtime for rescued baby devils..🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/jDR6uB3s2E
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 11, 2025
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