Monday, February 10, 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. Hopefully, your Super Bowl celebration was fun even if the game wasn’t and you’re not feeling too many of the effects this AM. Either way, onsider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day.
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TOP O’ THE MORNIN’
Red-Hot at RedState
He Gets Us Super Bowl 2025 Ad: A Bloodless Gospel Is No Gospel at All
There is no escaping the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You will either react with surrender to its truth, or be mowed down by that truth. But there’s no middle road, and He Gets Us is once again trying to convince you there is.
Trump Spikes the Football on Taylor Swift After Chiefs Super Bowl Loss: ‘MAGA Is Very Unforgiving!’
She got behind the wrong warrior in the election. Now she’s behind the wrong warrior on the gridiron.
WATCH: Hollywood Heavyweight Teams Up With US Secret Service for Blockbuster Super Bowl Ad
It’s everything you’d expect from a Michael Bay production, and, interestingly, features both highlights and lowlights from the history of the Secret Service, including the JFK assassination.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Illinois Gun Shop Owners Sue County, Feds Claiming Civil Forfeiture Abuse
Gun store owners may make for an inviting target, especially in a state like Illinois where lawmakers are so hostile to our Second Amendment rights, but that doesn’t give the government carte blanche to sieze their assets first and try to prove a crime later.
How Bureaucrats Think About Accountability
“This is a coup.” An elected president doing what he campaigned to do is a coup. They really believe that, because they really believe that L’État, c’est moi.
Why the Losing Losers in the Democratic Party Keep Losing
The Democratic Party is like a patient that’s dying of cancer. But instead of chemo, they keeping on upping the dosage of Midol. It’s exactly, precisely, 100% the wrong remedy.
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This Anti-Trump Tweet Shows That Libs Don’t Get Sports at All
These people don’t watch sports or know what’s happening, but they are really, really too online, which is evident here. Social media isn’t real life, guys.
Poor Liz, every time she posts well … anything the dragging she receives is MONUMENTAL.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
There’s only one meeting/hearing scheduled for Monday — a House Rules Committee meeting in the afternoon about the Midnight Rules Relief Act. (It’s as intriguing as it sounds.)
We’re still waiting on the House budget blueprint. That needs to go before the Budget Committee this week so that Republicans can use the reconciliation process and avoid the Senate filibuster.
The Senate will have a procedural vote on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as Director of National Intelligence this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, which will start the 30-hour clock ticking. They’ll vote on her confirmation likely early Wednesday, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s as Secretary of Health and Human Services to follow before the end of the week.
White House What’s Up
Fresh off his historic Super Bowl jaunt, President Donald Trump is back in Washington, D.C., Monday where he’ll receive an intelligence briefing at 11:00 a.m. and then sign (more!) executive orders at 1:00 p.m.
Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha have arrived in Paris, France, where he will lead the U.S. delegation to the AI Action Summit. After that, they’ll head to Munich, Germany, for the Munich Security Conference.
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Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Defense – Pete Hegseth — Hegseth joined “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo to discuss U.S. Military deterrence. This followed some pushback on the reporting of another former Fox colleague, Jennifer Griffin, regarding home repairs being made to the house (government housing) where Hegseth and his family will reside. Also, on Friday, Hegseth conducted a town hall with defense staffers, in which he committed to the Pentagon being able to pass a clean audit within four years. Hegseth is now on his way to Stuttgart, Brussels, and Poland.
Attorney General – Pam Bondi — Bondi has created a special federal task force to investigate the involvement of US persons and organizations in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The DOJ will also have its hands full this week on the TRO front as the Dems/left scurry to resist the Trump administration via lawfare, filing multiple suits against the administration and its executive orders.
Sec. Interior – Doug Burgum — Burgum joined Trump aboard Air Force 1 en route to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday and helped celebrate Gulf of America Day.
Sec. Transportation – Sean Duffy — Duffy is headed to survey Hurricane Helene damage to I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina Monday.
Sec. Veterans Affairs – Doug Collins — Collins announced Monday morning that the VA was canceling its $178,000 subscription to Politico.
Sec. Homeland Security – Kristi Noem — Noem indicated on Sunday they believe the leaks regarding ICE enforcement actions were coming from the FBI. DHS unveiled the new Secret Service recruitment video ahead of the Super Bowl.
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Admin. Environmental Protection Agency – Lee Zeldin — Zeldin continues to call out government fraud and waste “in the name of climate equity.”
Dir. Office of Management and Budget – Russ Vought — Vought, who’s currently serving as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in addition to his role as OMB director, has announced a freeze on funding for the agency. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) hardest hit.
Full Court Press…
So, there were several developments over the weekend in regard to the numerous court cases filed against the Trump administration. The one in D.C. regarding USAID employees essentially split the baby. The one out of New York regarding the Treasury Department was an obscene mess, and the government has moved to have that TRO lifted or modified. There will be multiple developments on those fronts today and this week, but if you want a primer on either/both, I recommend going here and here.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
As noted above, the procedural vote on Gabbard will take place Monday afternoon, with her confirmation vote coming on Wednesday. The procedural vote on Kennedy will then follow immediately after, and his confirmation vote will likely come on Thursday, as will the Judiciary Committee vote on Kash Patel as FBI director.
During his overseas jaunt, Vance is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
MORNING MUSING
I’m a default Chiefs fan, so needless to say, Super Bowl LIX wasn’t my favorite. The game itself was lopsided and kind of ugly. The ads were a mixed bag, with a few that I genuinely liked, some I found annoying, and some I just didn’t get. The halftime show did nothing for me, although I have no idea why some were outraged by it. It just wasn’t my cup of tea, but it wasn’t offensive, in my view. Overall, the whole thing gets a “Meh” rating from me, but you know what? I still love Super Bowl Sunday.
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