Thursday, August 28, 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
Democrat Responses to the Minnesota Trans Shooter Are the Most Evil and Depraved I’ve Ever Seen
They are responsible for creating this environment, and trying to deflect by attacking the prayers of Christians isn’t going to relieve them of that.
Scott Bessent Notes the One Key Thing Fired Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Has Not Said
Bessent’s point is valid: where are Cook’s denials that she is entirely innocent of the allegations?
When those massive fronts come through, people might mistakenly think our area is being overwhelmed by the famed Japanese monster, Godzilla.
Trending Across Townhall Media
What One Girl’s ‘Scotland the Brave’ Moment Tells Us About the UK
Now, the young girl is a rallying point in a fight that goes beyond her protecting herself and her sister from potentially being raped.
Have Drones Already Become Obsolete In Warfare?
By using an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), the Leonidas system disables dozens or perhaps hundreds of drones well before they can reach their targets.
This Truth Bomb on Trans Violence Is a Must Watch
America’s ruling class knows there’s a disturbing connection between trans ideology and violence, yet they insist on burying the evidence under hollow slogans and woke talking points.
Air Force Reverses This Biden Administration Decision on Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. Air Force will provide full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran fatally shot inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, by then-Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd.
CNN’s Despicable Denial: Refusing to Call Trans Shooter’s Catholic School Massacre a Hate Crime
As much as you loathe them, it is not enough.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
I’m not going to lie: I’m getting anxious for the critters to return to the Hill. I realize it’s a double-edged sword, but I rather miss them and their antics — and the interesting choice of hearing titles. (I should probably have my head examined.)
While we await their return, we do have congressional Dems out there still making fools of themselves. See, e.g.:
Watch: Al Green Hilariously Explains Texas Redistricting and What’s Happening to His District
Meanwhile, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) is out there doing yeoman’s work to expose the graft and grift undergirding the Dems and their schemes.
White House What’s Up
President Donald Trump is set to receive his intelligence briefing at 11:00 AM Eastern. Later in the afternoon, he’ll sign executive orders.
Vice President JD Vance is visiting a steel fabrication facility in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Thursday, where he’ll “deliver remarks highlighting President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and the historic tax cuts it delivered for working families and businesses.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing at 1:00 PM Eastern.
Full Court Press…
The Trump administration is headed back to the Supreme Court on the USAID funding cases, filing an application for stay late Tuesday while the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals continues to mull a rehearing en banc in the matter. (The administration scored a significant victory in the D.C. Circuit two weeks ago when a panel vacated the lower court injunctions.)
READ MORE: While the D.C. Circuit Twiddles Its Thumbs, Trump Admin. Takes USAID Case Back to SCOTUS
Meanwhile, indicting a ham sandwich has proved easier than indicting the guy who hurls one at law enforcement officers in D.C.
And the Fulton County, Georgia (remember them?) Election Board finds itself in hot water over its refusal to comply with an order to appoint the local Republican Party’s two nominees for the board.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
I suspect we’ll see a ruling from SCOTUS on the above-mentioned application for stay, either today or tomorrow.
MORNING MUSING
Like many, I was heartsick to learn of the horrific shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning that left two children dead and more than a dozen others injured, some seriously. Any such incident is tragic, but when it involves children, it seems all the more so.
And the idea that bullets rained down on them as they sat in church, attending a children’s Mass, is outright evil.
Sanctuary. (I realize it’s perhaps considered the nave in Catholic churches, but I grew up Protestant, and I think of the seating area with the pews as part of the sanctuary.) It’s supposed to be a refuge — the place where you’re safe. The place where those babies yesterday were most vulnerable. The place where Annunciation Church’s parishioners will forever be reminded of unspeakable tragedy. Yes, that’s evil. But I’m a firm believer in a loving God. May His light cover and comfort those families and help them find peace. And sanctuary.
LIGHTER FARE
In honor of her third birthday, I present to you, my Daisy.
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