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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Good morning, and welcome to RedState’s “Morning Minute”—your quick guide to the most talked-about stories of the moment and a preview of what’s on the horizon today. Think of this as your all-in-one news source to jumpstart your day.
What’s Making Waves at RedState
TOP O’ THE MORNIN’
“Deeply Ashamed” Former Harvard President Larry Summers Withdraws from Public Eye Following Epstein Scandal Revelations
Hakeem Jeffries Faces a Major Defeat as Another Episode of ‘Democrats in Disarray’ Unfolds on the House Floor
Summer’s predicament reminds me of those great Southwest commercials: sometimes, you just want to get away.
Hakeem Jeffries Takes Hard ‘L’ After Yet Another ‘Dems in Disarray’ Moment Plays Out on House Floor
Ahead of the vote, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) strongly argued for tabling it, predictably calling it a distraction and saying the American people’s priorities were elsewhere and not the democracy that Democrats have spent the last five years arguing was in “danger.”
We *Finally* Know What Barron Trump Whispered to Joe Biden on Inauguration Day
There you have it – mystery solved. Barron Trump is polite young man who took the time to greet Joe Biden in a moment that was undoubtedly awkward for Biden as he made the swift transition to “former president.”
Trending Across Townhall Media
A Great Way to Avoid Being Shot or Stabbed? Minding Your Own Business.
It’s one thing if you’re actually or potentially saving lives because you insert yourself in something–Eli Dickens probably could have escaped from the Greenwood Park Mall, after all, but I’m glad he didn’t–but it’s another to just want to see a fight, an argument, or something equally stupid.
Maher Shows How Ignorant and Feckless Liberals Are in Glorious Exchange
But you can’t vet 8 billion people, so you make rules that are by their nature blunt and “unfair.” Because the alternative is worse.
A Tale of Two Pundits: Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin
In this feud, it is clear to me which side is righteous and which is dangerous. My prayer is that we all recognize the truths about both men, and choose to support the righteousness and biblical foundation of Mark Levin, and not support Tucker Carlson until, with God’s help in opening his heart, he recognizes what he has become and changes his words, values, and actions.
Chuck Schumer Was Asked Why Biden Didn’t Release the Epstein Files…His Answer Was Brutal
No one who needs to work for a living is that obsessed about this case. Also, Trump said to release the files, and now some lefties are demanding that they not release the documents.
Bluesky Bubble Boy: Bill Maher Schools Patton Oswalt and His ‘Sudden Amnesia’ About Gender Ideology
They’re like little children who think that if they just plug their ears, cover their eyes, and scream, then reality ceases to exist.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
There are several meetings/hearings set for Tuesday on the Hill, including:
- House Financial Services — The Future of Deposit Insurance: Exploring the Coverage, Costs, and Depositor Confidence
- House Ways and Means, Work and Welfare Subcommittee — Leaving the Sticky Notes Behind: Harnessing Innovation and New Technology to Help America’s Foster Youth Succeed
- House Budget — Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office
- House Education and Workforce — “The Future of College: Harnessing Innovation to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs”
- House Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee — Innovation with Integrity: Examining the Risks and Benefits of AI Chatbots
- Joint Economic Committee — Hearings to examine frontier technologies, industrial efficiency, and pro-innovation policies
The Senate has a vote scheduled late Tuesday afternoon on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Ho Nieh to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029.
Meanwhile, over in the House, the Dems had a normal one on Monday:
a remarkable scene on the House floor.
After the House rejects a Democratic motion to table the resolution condemning @RepChuyGarcia, Republicans have largely left the floor. Democrats are left by themselves debating and squabbling over the motion
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 18, 2025
