https://hotair.com/feedHotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usMon, 05 Oct 2026 16:21:20 -0400<![CDATA[Progressive lawfare aimed at oil and gas companies reached the Supreme Court today in the form of Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. This is an attempt by Boulder County to sue Exxon and Suncor over the effects of climate change on the county.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:20:42 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Colorado]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/10/05/supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-in-a-major-climate-change-case-n3819644<![CDATA[Origin stories have always been a fascinating part of American politics. Nothing like a candidate who raised themselves up 'by their bootstraps, ' as the old saying goes, to show how the American dream is a living, breathing reality. Even candidates who were born into relative affluence often make the case that, whatever the blessings of their family circumstances, they had become their own man or woman. Their achievements weren't thanks to living off the family fat, as it were, but grasping opportunity as it came to them, and turning what assets or advantages they did have into something greater.]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:40:10 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Xavier Becerra]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/10/05/i-was-born-a-poor-12-mexican-immigrants-child-beccera-n3819619<![CDATA[Henry Kissinger once quipped about the Iran-Iraq war, "Too bad they can't both lose."]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:45 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/05/ramans-legacy-la-housing-and-commercial-real-estate-squeezed-by-pet-policy-n3819639<![CDATA[It seemed likely last week that this was going to happen. Spain's socialist government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, had proposed and then failed to pass&nbsp;a couple of new laws aimed at blocking evictions and freezing rents.]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:20:37 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Spain]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/10/05/spanish-pm-calls-snap-election-n3819640<![CDATA[The closer to the November midterms we get, the more the safeties come off the negative ads being run in the country's most contested campaigns. Whether it's James Talarico promising to take both sides of the trans youth/men playing in women's sports issue just days apart, or Abdul El-Sayed, after months of claiming football has its roots in slavery, now says he's always been a big fan.&nbsp;The greater Middle East has always generated spin from dozens of factions manipulating events into sympathy for their cause. Last week, the disinformation, rumor mill, and literal ghost stories told make it especially hard to separate fact from fiction. But there are plenty of factual developments on all fronts, including some taking shape very recently, that deserve covering. The fiercest fighting, and from a strategic standpoint the most important battle underway in the overall war with Iran, is being waged in the mountainous region of Yemen called Taiz.The highland tribal region in the southwest part of Yemen looks down from its western edge at the Red Sea coastal strip next to the al-Mandab Strait. But its eastern edge overlooks a vital supply line to the Yemeni forces that have been clawing back parts of their country from the Iran-back Houthis.&nbsp;For 14 years, the Iran terror proxy has controlled the capital city of Sana'a, and while the city is contested every few months, nothing recently has threatened to dislodge them from power. The Yemen government has been operating out of a secondary capital, Aden, on the southern coast. Much of the kinetic action we've featured in recent columns has been in between the two cities and to the west.&nbsp;For much of September, Taiz served as a killing ground for&nbsp;Houthis. Yemeni forces, aided by Saudi air strikes and tribal fighters like the Giant Brigades loyal to the Yemen government, were tipping the scales against the Houthis in a daily war of attrition. All that changed late last week, and the fighting has intensified, with signs the escalation will draw in additional ground forces from both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.&nbsp;Early last week, it was business as usual. Houthis, both in personnel and equipment, were methodically sighted and destroyed by laser-guided anti-tank missiles from Saudi Arabia called Breakers. This is from the western side of Taiz overlooking Kahboub towards the al-Mandab Strait.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Duane Patterson]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Houthis]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[Yemen]]>https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/10/05/dont-taiz-me-bro-n3819616<![CDATA[Democrats have a Somali problem, and it's unlikely to go away any time soon.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Amy Klobuchar]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/05/will-somali-gang-violence-in-minnesota-shape-statewide-races-n3819612<![CDATA[In August one year ago, an 18th century vampire ordered the house arrest of the desperately ill (the effects of being stabbed in the stomach after a 2018 assassination attempt) and tremendously popular former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:20:08 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Brazil]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[USAID]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/10/05/what-a-lulu-first-round-of-brazilian-elections-portends-sunbeams-for-vampire-judge-n3819618<![CDATA[What was the first clue? Apparently and shockingly, it may have been the 17,000-foot dive over Saudi Arabia.]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:40:23 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]><![CDATA[Oman]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/05/shocka-multiple-security-failures-gave-terror-co-pilot-a-911-opportunity-n3819635<![CDATA[Green energy boondoggles are generally Beege's beat, but I am allowed to have a bit of fun too, right?]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Green Energy]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]><![CDATA[Andy Burnham]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/05/you-know-burnham-is-lying-he-said-let-me-be-honest-about-energy-costs-n3819614<![CDATA[Give Angela Paxton a lot of credit. And the "elephant in the room" had better be prepared to redeem it.]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/05/angela-paxton-takes-one-for-the-team-n3819617<![CDATA[It was almost inevitable, and one has to wonder whether Andy Burnham is embarrassed about how its court system treats terrorists, or happy that the United States is no longer using his RAF base to attack Iran from.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]><![CDATA[Andy Burnham]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/05/us-pulls-bombers-out-of-raf-fairford-n3819615<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Terrorists want nothing more than to prevent peace.]]>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Josh Hammer]]><![CDATA[Abraham Accords]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]>https://hotair.com/josh-hammer/2026/10/04/dont-let-flydubai-terror-scare-derail-abraham-accords-progress-n3819580<![CDATA[I have been playing around a lot with AI chatbots and their derivative agent platforms, and am finally getting closer to the point where they are becoming useful to me.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:00:14 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Google]]><![CDATA[Jobs]]><![CDATA[Sunday Smiles]]><![CDATA[TikTok]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/04/sunday-smiles-n3819607<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; On ABC's "This Week," hosted by Martha Raddatz, Attorney General Todd Blanche complained about what he described as "false" reporting by CNN. Raddatz said, "Give us an example." Blanche replied: "Wait, give you an example of when CNN doesn't report accurately? You cannot be asking me that."]]>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Larry Elder]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Jake Tapper]]><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]><![CDATA[Martha Raddatz]]>https://hotair.com/larry-elder/2026/10/04/cnn-biased-against-trump-surely-you-jest-n3819579<![CDATA[This morning’s Gospel reading is Matthew 21:33–43:]]>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Bible]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[Catholicism]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Faith]]><![CDATA[Sunday Reflection]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/04/sunday-reflection-n3819581<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; With the midterm elections nearing, Democrats are surging ahead in the polls, offering rhetoric about a "failed Republican economy." But the facts show that the first two years of Republican control have produced impressive economic gains, especially for minorities, women and workers on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.]]>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Betsy McCaughey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Inflation]]><![CDATA[Iran]]>https://hotair.com/betsy-mccaughey/2026/10/04/gas-prices-are-high-but-so-is-the-price-of-liberty-n3819578<![CDATA[I just can't believe the tabbiness of clicking you, I just can't believe it's true ... (updated and fixed)]]>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:00:23 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]><![CDATA[Oman]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/03/saturdays-final-word-n3819603<![CDATA[There was a time not that long ago when using the internet on a flight was a real pain. You had to pay extra for the service and then make your way through some kind of portal in order to get sometimes spotty access.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:29 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Amazon]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[SpaceX]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/10/03/the-delta-airlines-starlink-feud-n3819605<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; HOMER CITY, Pennsylvania -- Eighteen months ago, Shawn Steffee stood in a field in Indiana County and watched the smokestacks of Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plant fold into a cloud of dust, then told anyone who would listen that the wreckage was not a funeral.]]>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Salena Zito]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Jobs]]><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Trade]]>https://hotair.com/salena-zito/2026/10/03/how-1800-local-tradespeople-are-powering-pennsylvanias-ultimate-energy-and-data-innovation-campus-n3819577<![CDATA[Whenever I watch a movie where people wear suits to enter a biohazard facility, my first thought is, "Are you CRAZY?!"]]>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:41 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Science]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/03/not-again-lab-originated-plague-outbreak-in-siberia-n3819604