https://hotair.com/greenroom/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 13:24:13 -0400<![CDATA[James Comey must be so proud. He's clearly one of the inspirations for this new act of vandalism on the National Mall in Washington, DC.]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:20:37 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[James Comey]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/12/vandalism-on-the-national-mall-n3815883<![CDATA[Will James Talarico sell in Texas? Given his history of promoting racialism in public schools and participation in Defund the Police efforts, it's not even clear whether the Democrats' nominee for the US Senate could win Austin.]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:40:18 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Critical Race Theory]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/12/meet-james-talarico-dei-activist-and-defund-the-police-promoter-n3815877<![CDATA[You may not have noticed, but people in the UK have reached their breaking point when it comes to asylum seekers and illegal immigrants.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:26 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Riots]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/12/the-perfect-rant-n3815882<![CDATA[The story of this little girl and the video of her protecting her sister, which galvanised the world, has come full circle.]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:20:58 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/12/the-little-girl-with-knife-and-axe-just-gave-the-system-a-final-whack-n3815880<![CDATA[Yesterday, Ro Khanna wanted everyone to show "grace and redemption" to a Nazi-tatted violent creep whose sexting affairs had continued almost all the way up to his campaign launch. When others criticize his close buddy Graham Platner, however, Khanna doesn't show much grace. In fact, Khanna edges into mudslinging and defamation in order to avoid accountability for his endorsement of Der Oysterführer.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:40:15 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Jeffrey Epstein]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/12/shameless-khanna-invokes-epstein-to-defend-platner-n3815879<![CDATA[Some things are too perfect. You just couldn't expect them to happen without a script having been carefully prepared by a Babylon Bee writer.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:25 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Drag Queens]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/12/peak-democrat-propaganda-n3815878<![CDATA[Yesterday, Donald Trump announced that Iran had finally approved a framework for negotiating an end to the war, at "the highest level of Iranian leadership." In the hours since, Iran has not yet signaled an agreement, although the IRGC mouthpieces have notably also not announced a full rejection either. While Trump has made plans for sending J.D. Vance to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a ceremony in Europe, even the mediators are questioning whether a deal exists yet:]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:20:35 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Qatar]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/12/axios-heres-the-deal-iran-still-wont-accept-yet-n3815876<![CDATA[One of the most fascinating cultural phenomena of 2026, aside from the fact that the Washington Post wants you to believe that a clean reflecting pool is inferior to a scummy, leaking, stinking one, is the spectacle of leftists explaining that a leftist candidate with a Nazi tattoo is really a great guy, even if he muses about raping burglars, abuses girlfriends, and went off to war because he lusted after the opportunity to kill people.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Antifa]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/12/why-platners-death-camp-guard-tattoo-really-is-no-big-deal-n3815855<![CDATA[I turned around, she was gone, and all I had left was one little tabbie in my hand ...]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/11/thursdays-final-word-n3815854<![CDATA[SpaceX will begin trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange tomorrow morning. It's already set to be the largest IPO in history and is currently the top news story at the NY Times, "SpaceX Sets Milestone With World’s Largest I.P.O., Furthering Musk’s Power."]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:20:33 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[SpaceX]]><![CDATA[Tesla]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/11/spacex-to-have-record-setting-ipo-tomorrow-and-progressives-are-angry-n3815859<![CDATA[I hate soccer.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:20:21 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Germany]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[World Cup]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/11/i-am-lovin-me-european-soccer-fans-n3815860<![CDATA[I don't usually spend this much time on pop culture topics but I'm a big Spielberg fan and I'm going to see this tomorrow night so I was hoping it wasn't a dog. The audience rating isn't available yet but critics seem to think Disclosure Day is pretty decent. It currently has an 82% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:19 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Hollywood]]><![CDATA[Movies]]><![CDATA[Science]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/11/disclosure-day-is-getting-some-good-reviews-n3815858<![CDATA[I've written plenty of articles about the COVID madness and the damage it has done. And I found this piece from Drew Holden about one aspect especially useful. It has the virtue of being brief, easy to read, and packed with important reminders of things we should never forget lest we allow the tyrants to get away with their totalitarian ways yet again.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:20:14 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Drew Holden]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[Social Security]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/11/yes-this-a-must-read-piece-from-drew-holden-about-covid-insanity-n3815850<![CDATA[Imagine, if you will, that Republicans had run a candidate with a Nazi SS Totenkopf on his chest, who posted in public forums that women should take some responsibility for being sexually assaulted, called them "hatchet wounds" in reference to their genitalia, and had a credible record of actual domestic violence on a partner. Would the media consider a focus on those scandals by his Democrat opponents to be "pouncing," especially in the first days of the general-election campaign?]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Protection Racket Media]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/11/you-dont-hate-the-media-enough-der-oysterfuhrer-edition-n3815847<![CDATA[I think Gad Saad has called this 'suicidal empathy' in his latest book.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:20:46 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[United Nations]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/11/the-taliban-have-a-brussels-invite-to-discuss-repatriating-some-of-their-finer-citizens-n3815857<![CDATA[Perhaps you might wonder whether the cultural "elite" is deranged.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:40:17 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[60 Minutes]]><![CDATA[Bari Weiss]]><![CDATA[CBS News]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/11/leslie-stahl-firing-of-scott-pelley-was-worse-than-human-trafficking-and-the-holocaust-n3815849<![CDATA[When I saw this posted on X, I knew it was going to be bad.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/11/newsweek-the-karmelo-anthony-trial-didnt-respect-his-reasonable-fear-n3815845<![CDATA[This is one of those stories that I just hate.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Academia]]><![CDATA[Arizona]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/11/the-little-house-v-goliath-n3815848<![CDATA[One of the great ironies about the clash of cultures in the West, exemplified in the United States by the different ways that "elites" and ordinary people see racial and immigration politics, and in Great Britain by the arguments over mass migration and the growing influence of Islam, is that ordinary people are stuck in the middle between two alien cultures.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Andy Ngo]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Riots]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/11/preach-it-brother-n3815846<![CDATA[So much for making Kharg Island into Uncle Sam Gas &amp; Go. At least for now, anyway.]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:23 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Qatar]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/11/breaking-trump-calls-off-iran-strikes-claims-deal-made-n3815851