https://hotair.com/archive/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usFri, 03 Jul 2026 06:02:11 -0400<![CDATA[Every tab is lucky, every click is so kind ...]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:00:40 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/07/02/thursdays-final-word-n3816553<![CDATA[Two hundred and fifty years ago, 56 men, with God's divine providence, changed the course of world history.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[HotAir Staff]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://hotair.com/hot-air-staff/2026/07/02/hotair-celebrates-america-250-n3816534<![CDATA[M. Gessen is a Pulitzer Prize winning opinion columnist for the NY Times. Gessen, who grew up in Russia, is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns so it's not a surprise that Gessen has devoted today's column to the recent Supreme Court decision on trans athletes.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:20:44 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[West Virginia]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/07/02/ny-times-columnist-attacks-scotus-trans-sports-decision-n3816581<![CDATA[If you read my post on the Great American State Fair on the Mall in Washington, D.C., you probably noticed that temperatures are slightly above the norm (!) for this time of year. If you're me, you've been on the receiving end of Signal chat pictures from Brother Bingley with his New Jersey temperature readings, and friends on X have been sending them along as well.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:40:35 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/07/02/hot-child-in-the-city-commie-mamdani-expects-mommies-and-families-to-fry-n3816579<![CDATA[A home-owners association in San Marcos, California is demanding that two homeowners removed U.S. flags from their property on the eve of the country's 250th anniversary.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:00:30 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Free Speech]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/07/02/socal-hoa-bans-display-of-the-us-flag-n3816580<![CDATA[There are many reasons why Jews in America have leaned left. Anyone who has attended a Seder should at least have glimpsed that reason: at the core of Jewish identity is the idea of liberation from slavery, and most Jews have been educated in a tradition that speaks of Tikkun Olam, or "Repairing the World."&nbsp;]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:20:21 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Josh Shapiro]]><![CDATA[Judaism]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/07/02/democrats-are-now-debating-who-is-too-jewish-n3816572<![CDATA[About two weeks ago a man named David Hearn was arrested at the Reflecting Pool for allegedly damaging the sealant on the bottom of the pool. Today, Jeanine Pirro announced Hearn was being charged with a felony in that case.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:00:37 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/07/02/man-charged-with-felony-for-damaging-reflecting-pool-n3816577<![CDATA[Oh, doncha just KNOW I love stories like this.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/07/02/anti-trump-states-wouldnt-fix-up-booths-for-the-fair-pa-americans-took-matters-into-their-own-hands-n3816575<![CDATA[... in effect, already a reality. Even John Fetterman seems to realize it, too.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[John Fetterman]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/07/02/fetterman-the-one-thing-that-would-force-me-out-of-my-party-is-n3816573<![CDATA[There was a time, back when I was young and virile, and the girls flocked to be seen with me, when the DSA went to great lengths to distinguish themselves from and even keep out the communists.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/07/02/yes-the-dsa-is-a-communist-organization-n3816568<![CDATA[Hey. Remember that chirpy video the commie mayor of New York City dropped on Tax Day this year?]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:40:54 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/07/02/commie-mamdanis-pied-a-terre-billionaire-tax-attack-began-yesterday-n3816570<![CDATA[More than a few people have commented on the fact that 85% of the members of the DSA are white, and of those, most are the children of parents who have done quite well, are products of the higher education system, and are downwardly mobile.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:00:16 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/07/02/socialism-in-america-ignorance-unearned-wealth-resentment-n3816548<![CDATA[After weeks of bad news and refineries in flames, Russia responded with a large attack on Kyiv last night. At least 17 people were killed and dozens more were injured. The worst damage was at an apartment complex.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:20:22 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/07/02/russia-strikes-kyiv-hopes-to-import-enough-gasoline-n3816567<![CDATA[AOC is being trotted out by the Obama Bros as a potential presidential candidate.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:31 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/07/02/aoc-vs-vance-n3816545<![CDATA[It's hard enough to run a welfare state when almost 50% of those claiming the very handsome benefits&nbsp;your social welfare system offers are foreigners living in your country who don't work to help support it. And, in point of fact, it might even be more than 50% thanks to the other inexplicable thing your country does - hand out citizenship as if it were free train boarding passes. So some of the 'Germans' who are on the social benefits dole&nbsp;are almost certain to be any number of Syrians or Afghans, etc., who happened to get in the golden ticket line at the right time.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:20:51 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]><![CDATA[Germany]]><![CDATA[Syria]]><![CDATA[Turkey]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/07/02/merz-scolds-german-serfs-over-sick-day-slacking-when-there-are-immigrant-bennies-to-support-n3816546<![CDATA[All right, everyone – break out your best Brandenburg&nbsp;arguments, dust off the "fire in a crowded theater" clichés, and ... worry about Wisconsin and the country. A lot.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[First Amendment]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/07/02/kill-your-local-republican-wi-campaign-volunteer-declares-trans-jihad-n3816542<![CDATA[One of the frustrations I have when discussing immigration policies with ordinary, decent liberals is that they think I am exaggerating when I point out that the anti-deportation "activists" are hell-bent on keeping rapists, murderers, and paedos in the United States.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:52 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Sanctuary Cities]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/07/02/yes-the-activists-want-to-protect-paedos-from-deportation-n3816544<![CDATA[Is this a hiccup, or a turn back to the job-market lethargy of 2025? One thing is certain – the timing could not be worse for the White House and Republicans facing a tough midterm election cycle.]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Inflation]]><![CDATA[Jobs]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/07/02/exodus-us-adds-only-57000-jobs-in-june-as-workforce-deflates-n3816543<![CDATA[Most people I know are simultaneously excited to meet with and greet new American citizens who are filled with patriotism for their new country, and mad as hell about the illegal immigration and cohort of immigrants (and their children) who openly hate America and are dedicated to destroying it.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Islam]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/07/02/the-immigrants-who-hate-america-n3816531<![CDATA[Funky with his tabbing, he's a king, call him Mister Ego, dig his links ...&nbsp;]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/07/01/wednesdays-final-word-n3816528