Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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TOP O' THE MORNIN'
Red-Hot at RedState
Baez Ramirez's suspension comes amid a turbulent week for the Pentagon. Several top staffers were let go following an investigation into leaks, and, coincidentally, the media started running with anonymous claims regarding Hegseth's involvement in a second Signal chat group.
Here Are the Infuriating 'Consequences' for That Minnesota Employee Accused of Damaging Teslas
It sounded like the police were not very happy about this at all.
The Truth About That American Citizen Detained by ICE Comes Out, and Narratives Burn to the Ground
Whatever the reason, given what we've learned, it seems patently absurd to continue to blame ICE and the administration for this when this guy left them no choice by lying to them. Were they supposed to ascertain his real history through some sort of telepathy?
Trending Across Townhall Media
Training Schools Banning Sig P320 Following Multiple Issues
Now, I'd be hard-pressed to consider a Sig for my own defense needs, which is a shame because I actually like the feel of the P320.
Elizabeth Warren Defends Biden's Mental Acuity, Sort Of
Expect Warren and her ilk to be around for a long time, because her audience wants to be fooled.
CNN Just Pulled the Rug Out From Under CNN's Kaitlan Collins
The only thing more disqualifying than Biden's condition was the media's refusal to report on it.
CNN's Scott Jennings Knew Exactly Why Seinfeld Creator Larry David Attacked Bill Maher
Luckily, for Maher, he couldn’t care less.
No matter what fictional history of slavery Mystal would like to make up in his head and try to sell to the American people, anyone with half a brain can see straight through him.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
I've a confession: I don't much care for the weeks when the critters are out in the wild. I much prefer them corralled on the Hill, where we can keep an eye on them and report on their various hearings and votes and such. Of course, several of them have taken advantage of their "State Work Weeks" to embark on photo-ops field trips to other countries, like El Salvador. I suppose they're providing entertainment value, at least.
And it's not as though they're not getting anything done. The Oversight Committee re-upped its criminal referral of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to the DOJ, after all.
White House What's Up
After a fun Monday with Easter Eggs and coloring books, President Donald Trump is set, on Tuesday, to participate in a swearing-in ceremony for the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Paul Atkins).
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will host a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.
Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha are wrapping up their trip to India.
Full Court Press...
Two more cases will be argued before the Supreme Court today:
- Mahmoud v. Taylor — Do public schools burden parents' religious exercise when they compel elementary school children to participate in instruction on gender and sexuality against their parents' religious convictions and without notice or opportunity to opt out?
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch — Whether a proceeding under 26 U.S.C. 6330 for a pre-deprivation determination about a levy proposed by the Internal Revenue Service to collect unpaid taxes becomes moot when there is no longer a live dispute over the proposed levy that gave rise to the proceeding.
I did my best to round up the weekend's highlights in terms of all the litigation involving the Trump administration in Monday's Evening Docket — but obviously couldn't cover it all. After it published, the court in the W.M.M. (Alien Enemies Act) case entered another order, spelling out the ex parte (one-sided), improper efforts of the ACLU attorney to communicate with the court in the midst of the flurry of activity on Friday.
🔥🔥🔥WHOA...I just now am seeing Judge Hendrix's scathing order chastising the ACLU for its effort to engage in ex parte communications with the Court. 1/
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) April 22, 2025
COMING ATTRACTIONS
The Treasury Department is expected to advise Congress next week of the "X date" — the date when the government reaches its borrowing limit. This will play a critical role in finalizing the reconciliation package.
Now that the Trump administration and the ACLU petitioners have filed their response and reply with the Supreme Court in the W.M.M. (f/k/a A.A.R.P.) case, we wait and see what SCOTUS decides to do and if it can salvage some sanity from its weirdo, wee hours of Holy Saturday morning order. I'm less than sanguine about that happening at this point.
And, of course, all eyes are on the Vatican, as preparations are made for the funeral of Pope Francis and the selection of his replacement.
MORNING MUSING
As much time as I spend attempting to sort through and demystify legal proceedings, I completely understand why many take a dim view of lawyers — frankly, we're insufferable. And we employ this obnoxious lawyerspeak that is off-putting. There are all sorts of legal terms that aren't really pertinent to everyday life, but sometimes, they do work as apt metaphors. For instance, as I've been noodling on all of these high-profile immigration cases, like that of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, it occurs to me that the mentality of many on the left regarding these matters is akin to the concept of adverse possession.
In a nutshell, adverse possession recognizes the "rights" of those who openly occupy (squat on) land for a specified period of time to gain ownership of it. In similar fashion, there's this notion on the left that, regardless of how an alien came to be in the U.S., once here, they acquire a legitimate claim to remain here — even if they are affiliated with criminal organizations (because, somehow, the act of coming here illegally embues them with sainthood). And the more that mentality is indulged, the more people it encourages to come to the U.S. And we wind up with a mess like the one the Trump administration is attempting to address now. And the left caterwauls about it because it's somehow unjust.
Remind me again who the grown-ups are?
LIGHTER FARE
Indeed, they do!
Raccoons always look like they're up to something... but it's usually just snack time! 😜 pic.twitter.com/lGK2QMlEFe
— why you should have an animal (@ShouldHaveAnima) April 21, 2025
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