Monday, April 21, 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. Advertisement TOP O’ THE MORNIN’ Red-Hot at RedState Raskin’s Comment…
Pope Francis passed on Monday, seeing one final Easter Sunday at 88 years old. As RedState’s write-up explained, his tenure was marked by controversy for many Catholics (and Protestants alike). Being the first Jesuit to hold the role, Francis was what most would describe as “liberal” in his beliefs, with a focus on secular issues…
Almost a year ago, the U.S. Border Patrol was bleeding personnel. In the four years of the Biden presidency, the law enforcement agency lost nearly a quarter of its ranks. U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing data showed just over 4,200 agents had left the federal agency between October 2020 and April 2024. Many opted…
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) made a comment on the “Pod Save America” show that is raising a lot of eyebrows. The episode sounds like it was filmed before Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, but it appears to have just been released over the weekend. Advertisement Tommy Vietor…
Spring is here we heard the first robin singing in the birches behind the house. Robins are some of the first spring arrivals, as the males start moving north as soon as there is enough open ground for them to feed on. They also want to start staking out their territories, in preparation for attracting…
Most of the time, a music festival is supposed to bring people together, but in this case it’s a chance to spread hate, especially after tragedy. The recent Coachella performances by the Irish trio Kneecap and Green Day have sparked controversy, not for their music, but for their brazen political statements targeting Israel. Kneecap’s backdrops,…
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at his residence after an extended illness, the Vatican has announced. He was 88. Francis ascended to the Papacy on March 13, 2013, after the unprecedented resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Advertisement Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was ordained a priest in the…
What in the world was going on here? On its face, the facts seem pretty simple: an alleged Venezuelan gang member was nabbed by Homeland Security at a New Mexico judge’s house, and the judge promptly resigned. The accused Tren de Aragua was apparently living in a “casita” behind the judge’s home. Advertisement How did…
Sunday was the day for Easter greetings from many quarters. But there was something odd that people noticed immediately about the Easter message from the Democrats’ X account. Do you see it? Advertisement Happy Easter! pic.twitter.com/C6lnY5jazq — Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 20, 2025 What, or should I say who, was missing in this panoply of Democratic…
It’s incredible spmetimes how much the liberal legacy media runs cover for the far-leftist environmental wing of the Democrat Party. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and former Republican NY congressman Lee Zeldin came up against just the latest example of this activist “journalism” run amok, when “Face The Nation” guest host Weija Jiang tried on…