Tuesday, September 16, 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 

Watch: Gutfeld Hits a Breaking Point When Jessica Tarlov Tries to ‘Both Sides’ the Kirk Assassination

Gutfeld’s response is so important because it is emblematic of the appropriate level of frustration and disdain conservatives need to be countering the left with on this assassination. 

Texas Tech Student Has Big ‘Find Out’ Moment After Disgraceful Alleged Actions Over Charlie Kirk’s Death

Her actions even drew the attention of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who said in a post on X that Booker “definitely picked the wrong school to taunt the death of Charlie Kirk.”

Charlie Kirk Suspect’s Chilling Justification for Shooting Revealed in Text Messages

Patel notes that officials have “seized multiple electronic devices from the home of the suspect and his romantic partner,” including laptops, gaming systems, and cell phones.

Trending Across Townhall Media

Republicans throughout the nation need to be afraid for their jobs if they refuse to back the Second Amendment, and not just by opposing gun control. 

The Oxford Union Is In Crisis

These are the wages of political correctness. The Oxford Union created this crisis for itself by electing a man they all knew beforehand hated its values, and they did so to virtue signal.

WATCH: Gutfeld Nukes Jessica Tarlov for ‘Both Sides’ Spin on Political Violence

He’s right. The left can cry “both sides” until they’re blue in the face, but Americans see through it.

Watch a CNN Host Get Shut Down Trying to Spin Trump’s Remarks About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

In short, the Left is more violent than conservatives, more likely to justify political violence, and more inclined to celebrate the death of one’s political opponents.

If the Shoe Fits: Viva Frei Obliterates Greasy Gavin Newsom’s Indignation at Being Accurately Labeled

Maybe he should just hand his social media account back over to those hamsters. 

WHAT’S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill…

It’s going to be a busy day on the Hill on Tuesday, with multiple hearings/meetings set, including:

• Senate Judiciary — An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI Director Kash Patel to testify]
• House Agriculture — “An Examination of the State of the Specialty Crop Industry”
• House Oversight and Government Reform, Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee — “Playing God with the Weather – A Disastrous Forecast”
• House Natural Resources, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee — Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential
• House Education and Workforce, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee — “No More Surprises: Reforming College Pricing for Students and Families”
• House Oversight and Government Reform, Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee — “From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration”
• House Homeland Security, Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee — “Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism: Perspectives on Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense”
• House Judiciary, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee — “Unmanned and Unchecked: Confronting the Rising Threat of Malicious Drone Use in America”
• Senate Judiciary, Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee — Hearings to examine AI chatbots

Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has plans to hold a vote on a stopgap government funding bill by the end of the week. Watch for lots of squawking about that. 

White House What’s Up

It’s travel day for President Donald Trump as he and First Lady Melania take off for the U.K. They’ll arrive there Tuesday evening. 

On Monday, the president revealed plans to pour federal law enforcement resources into Memphis, Tennessee, to help crack down on crime.