Friday, September 26, 2025
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TOP O’ THE MORNIN’
Red-Hot at RedState
German Shop Owner Bans Jews From Store
Signs like Reisch’s revive painful wartime memories for the local Jewish community. It is impossible to separate Reisch’s antisemitic sign from Flensburg’s historical connections to the Holocaust.
Trump Explains Why He Thinks ‘Dirty Cop’ James Comey Is Up a Creek Without a Paddle
“Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED!” Trump wrote. “It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one.”
The House Battle May Come Down to the Issues, Which Is Not Good for the Democrats
What I suspect will happen on the Democrat side is that the leftist base will push the Trump dictatorship angle, which they are convinced – with NO EVIDENCE – is a winning issue, rather than the healthcare issue, which is actually the stronger issue for them.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Will Gun Owners Find Relief at Seventh Circuit?
I’m rooting for the plaintiffs, but I’m also keeping my fingers crossed for a speedy decision that will get this case to SCOTUS as soon as possible.
How I Killed a Leftist Hollywood Movie – And How Conservatives Should Replace It
It’s probably just the 1980s do-it-yourself punk rock kid in me, but conservatives need to stop talking and writing white papers and start supporting the 300 Spartans in the trenches.
Trump’s Latest Move to Prevent a Shutdown Is Brilliant
By forcing their rhetoric about protecting workers to collide with their own shutdown brinksmanship, Trump ensures that if the government falters, it won’t be Republican voters paying the price—it will be the Democrats’ own allies in the swamp.
Here’s How Many Plainclothes FBI Agents Were Embedded in the Crowds on January 6
The FBI can’t lie anymore, and they don’t have the media to protect them, as it’s mocked, dismissed, or outright ignored after torching their credibility over the past decade.
Catherine Herridge Thinks THIS Is the (Alleged) Lie That Triggered James Comey’s Indictment
Yep, if Comey goes down, Ted Cruz will deserve a chunk of the credit.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
It’s Friday, and there’s been very little movement on the government funding front. The key is the Senate — the House passed a clean CR that funds the government through November 21 and is out until Wednesday.
House Republicans have done our job and voted to fund the government and keep it open for the American people.
Make no mistake, if the Democrats vote no, THEY are to blame for a government shut down.
Even the liberal left mainstream media knows this ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/oxMA4nS7TY
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) September 25, 2025
And the question is whether Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will stand firm or fold the way he did in March. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Democrats are dug in, but their votes are beside the point at the moment. And, as noted in Thursday’s Morning Musing, I’m rather over it all. (But with the critters out until next week, this is where all the focus remains.)
White House What’s Up
On Thursday, President Donald Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In the afternoon, he signed an executive order regarding TikTok.
READ MORE: Trump Takes Action That Possibly Puts to Bed the TikTok Issue for Good in the US
On Friday, President Trump heads to Bethpage, New York, to attend the Ryder Cup. He’s due to return to the White House late Friday afternoon. In the meantime, he’s been weighing in on the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Housing & Urban Development – Scott Turner — Turner’s been touting the Trump administration’s economic successes.
4 years of Biden = historic inflation, busted supply chains, and a gridlocked housing market.
7 months of @POTUS = booming economy, slashed regulations, and a flood of new buyers into the market.https://t.co/RDbpDJL3b2
— Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) September 25, 2025
Full Court Press…
There were several court decisions/developments of note on Thursday, including:
- ❌ Federal Education Association v. Trump (challenging termination of collective bargaining agreements), D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling, dissolves prior administrative stay of preliminary injunction entered by district court and DENIES admin’s motion for stay pending appeal.
- ✅ Appalachian Voices v. EPA (challenging EPA’s termination of block grants), Judge Richard Leon (D.C.) DENIES plaintiffs’ motion for injunction pending appeal.
- ↔️ D.C. v. Trump (challenging president’s/AG’s actions re: home rule), plaintiff voluntarily dismisses case without prejudice.
We’re also waiting to see what the Supreme Court does with the application for stay pending before it in the Lisa Cook (removal as Fed governor) case. I won’t be at all surprised if we see a ruling on that sometime today.
And…of course, the big legal news of the day was, as noted above, the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on two counts (obstruction and making a false statement).
#BREAKING Here’s a copy of the federal indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. pic.twitter.com/cnTtcMIUaX
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) September 25, 2025
COMING ATTRACTIONS
As mentioned above, look for a SCOTUS ruling on the Lisa Cook case. I’ve a sneaking suspicion we’ll see that later today.
And, of course, next week will be all about Shutdown! Shutdown! Shutdown!
MORNING MUSING
At 6’8″, Jim Comey can’t help but be above it all — literally. And throughout his public tenure, he’s carefully curated an air of above-it-allness — one which seemingly worked for a time. But that act wore thin and, in recent months, we’ve been treated to middle school mean girl Jim, who thinks it’s cute to send not-so-vaguely threatening messages via seashell arrangements.
“No one is above the law” became a popular refrain when then-former President Trump was being prosecuted under novel legal theories and sued compliments of specially reworked statutes of limitations. Indeed, they are not — not even presidents/former presidents, despite a fairly expansive immunity umbrella.
Nor is Jim Comey, despite his unusual height and his above-it-all air.
Now, I do agree with him on one thing: Let’s have a trial. Let prosecutors do their thing and prove up their case. Let Comey present a defense. (Wonder who’ll be representing him?) Let fair and impartial jurors decide his fate. He’s due his process (as are all).
But he’s not above the law.
LIGHTER FARE
Now that’s chillaxin‘!
He’s living his best life..🐕🦺😅 pic.twitter.com/lxBPzRznaG
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) September 25, 2025
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