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-usThu, 25 Jun 2026 04:51:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ah you gotta be proud, clickin’ out in the cloud, when the odds in the tabs defy you ...]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:10 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/24/wednesdays-final-word-n3816302<![CDATA[I think it was a week ago when I said the Reflecting Pool story would likely continue for exactly as long as it could be used by progressives and the media (but I repeat myself) to dunk on President Trump. The moment it's no longer an embarrassment, it's no longer a story the media wants to tell. And we may have reached that point today.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:20:57 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Jim Acosta]]><![CDATA[Washington]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/24/we-may-have-reached-the-end-of-the-reflecting-pool-story-n3816313<![CDATA[Gustavo Petro, who just 24 hours ago was still whining about stolen elections, and Romania...]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:40:39 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Cartels]]><![CDATA[Colombia]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[European Union]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/24/petro-puppet-concedes-colombian-election-n3816309<![CDATA[When China moved in to seize control of Hong Kong, it started with a new National Security Law. I wrote about it back in May of 2020:]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:30 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Taiwan]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/24/china-is-tightening-the-noose-around-taiwan-n3816312<![CDATA[It wasn't a major assault, but it sure was an unreasonably aggressive and definitely unwarranted attack on a person just asking him questions about politics.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:20:03 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/24/wow-represenative-seth-moulton-candidate-for-senate-assaults-fox-news-reporter-n3816303<![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; One of the greatest monuments to the power of freedom to overcome tyranny stands in Letna Park, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Letna Park once deployed the world’s largest monument to Josef Stalin. It is now a skate park. In 2021 the Check historian Erika Cizek described the scene:]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:30:18 -0400<![CDATA[Mark Judge]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://hotair.com/mark-judge/2026/06/24/skateboarders-vs-communism-n3816300<![CDATA[At the end of April a judge in Oregon ordered the state' Department of Corrections (ODOC) to adjust the way it segregates inmates. Prior to the judge's ruling, the decision was made on a case by case basis, however most trans-women wound up housed in male prisons. The judge ordered ODOC to reverse the presumption in these cases so that more trans-women would wind up housed in women's facilities.]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:00:31 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Oregon]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/24/oregon-to-sort-inmates-by-gender-identity-after-rapist-and-murderer-file-lawsuit-n3816307<![CDATA[With fond memories of the last time Germany ramped up its war machine, you might think that's okay. Any sane person would in normal circumstances.]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:20:49 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[France]]><![CDATA[Germany]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[NATO]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/24/germanys-defense-ramp-up-just-cant-seem-to-get-out-of-its-own-way-n3816306<![CDATA[I'll take a wild guess and say ... the Democratic Socialists of America? Obviously, but they're not alone.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Marxism]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/24/politico-you-know-whos-happy-about-dsa-wins-this-cycle-n3816294<![CDATA[A couple days ago I suggested that Crimea was looking more and more like Cuba. The peninsula is facing a fuel shortage which as resulted first in long gas lines and as of this week all sales of fuel to civilians have been suspended. Also suspended were the dozens of summer camps that the region in known for.]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:20:08 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/24/largest-city-in-crimea-goes-dark-n3816301<![CDATA[Gavin Newsom is, perhaps, the ultimate example of what I call the "Organized Crime" Democrats, who are currently losing—badly—a war against the Bolshevik/Islamist Democrats.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:43 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/24/newsom-betting-on-bidens-coalition-n3816297<![CDATA[Are the Chatbots people use everyday politically biased? If you've spent any time on X, you may have seen Elon Musk arguing that's the case. And you may recall the rollout of Google's Gemini, which turned into a big embarrassment for the company.]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:20:51 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[Free Speech]]><![CDATA[Google]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/06/24/testing-ai-chatbots-for-political-bias-n3816295<![CDATA[When Comrade Zohran Mamdani swept to power over New York City in January after a convincing election win last November, a lot of political observers attempted to convince themselves that this was the high-water mark for the socialists. Surely, when his charm wore thin and his policies wore people out, they thought that would be the end of this generation's experiment with true radicalism.&nbsp;Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for a moment of silence after Mamdani's win. Sean Hannity predicted 9% of New Yorkers would flee. There were many others who figured Gotham would eventually regret what they had done. And most, but not all, criticism of Mamdani was about his economic theories and policies. But what should have been the canary in the coal mine is how insidiously antisemitic Mamdani is.&nbsp;It certainly was noted and exposed at the time, but the Jew hatred, particularly among the Democratic Socialists of America, of which Mamdani, the Squad in the House of Representatives, and other statewide chapters are a part, has not only penetrated the Democratic party, they have taken over and metastasized their cancerous poison within it.&nbsp;Last night, New York held primaries for both Congressional and state representative seats to see who would be the Democratic nominee. If you are pro-Israel, it was a bloodbath. At least nine state Assembly seat nominations were claimed by DSA/Mamdani candidates. And on the Congressional level, it wasn't much better. &nbsp;Not one, not two, but three incumbent Democrats lost their primaries to Mamdani-backed socialists who share not just his economic socialism, but his hatred of Jews. My evidence for making this claim about Mamdani is his public record and statements. He refused multiple times to condemn the 'Globalize the Intifada' movement when given the opportunity specifically to do so, has long supported the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction drive against Israel, has referred to the American Israeli Political Action Committee as "dark money monsters", delegitimized Israel's right to self-determination as a Jewish state, and reacted immediately after the 10/7 terrorist attacks by Hamas into Israel by mourning the loss of life on both sides, never singling out Hamas for carrying out the terrorist attack. As mayor, one of his first acts in office was to scrap the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism that was adopted by his predecessor, Eric Adams, because it included city bans of boycotts against Israel.&nbsp;Now that Mamdani has had half a year in office, his ability to play kingmaker within the Democratic Party in the primary process has been put to the test. After last night, he got full marks.&nbsp;In New York's 10th Congressional district, covering much of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, Dan Goldman was knocked off by Mamdani-endorsed Brad Lander, a former New York Comptroller. Goldman, on the ideological scale, is about as far left as one can get. He first dipped his toe into politics by becoming the lead counsel for the House Democrats' first drive for impeachment of Donald Trump in 2019. He helped lead the House Managers' doomed trial in the Senate. He eventually ran for, and easily won his seat in Congress in 2022. The seat was an open seat, because Rep. Jerry Nadler, who held it for years before him, ran for and won the 12th District after New York redrew the Congressional districts in the wake of the 2020 Census.&nbsp;Goldman represented everything that we on the right believe makes up today's Democratic Party - 1) Hate Donald Trump first and foremost, and 2) See number 1. There is no policy agenda or vote taken by Dan Goldman that would cause any angst whatsoever for a New Yorker from Lower Manhattan or Brooklyn. And until this year, hating Trump was all the calling card any Democrat needed to run a campaign. This year is not like the others, however, and Trump hatred is no longer enough.&nbsp;Lander's campaign against Goldman focused really on one issue, and one issue only - Goldman's votes on Israel's war in Gaza against Hamas.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Duane Patterson]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/06/24/remember-the-good-old-days-when-trump-hatred-unified-democrats-n3816268<![CDATA[Is this the Art of the Deal? Or, perhaps, a little push to get the Senate back on side for the White House's biggest domestic-policy priority?]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/24/save-your-leverage-trump-cancels-bill-signing-until-n3816292<![CDATA[With all the drama in the news over the past couple of months, such as the war in Iran and the all-important Reflecting Pool, one of the most consequential moves the Trump administration is taking has barely gotten any notice: the Trump push to build not one, not two, but 10 nuclear power plants as quickly as possible.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:15 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/24/a-nuclear-renaissance-n3816293<![CDATA[Europe and the United Kingdom have spent the past few days warming up to some pretty unbearable temperatures by anyone's measure, even a retiree who might have moved to Phoenix from Wisconsin to get out of the snow.]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:20:26 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[France]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/06/24/europes-in-a-heatwave-at-the-moment-n3816290<![CDATA[Forget about Defund the Police. Today's deep question is: Are prisons just as anachronistic as cassettes and telegrams?&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:40:42 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/24/talarico-in-2022-lets-defund-the-prisons-n3816288<![CDATA[Question: How much does a Conway?]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Antifa]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/24/and-now-the-good-news-from-last-night-n3816287<![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani took a big risk by endorsing three candidates in New York's Congressional races, targeting two powerful incumbents to knock off, and going against House leadership and retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler with challenges from DSA-aligned loyalists.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/24/mamdani-is-now-king-of-new-york-politics-after-sweep-in-congressional-primary-contests-n3816267<![CDATA[I have written a couple of times recently about the current state of the war between Ukraine and Russia, but until today, Vladimir Putin has been relatively silent about the changing realities on the battlefield and, most especially, in Russia.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]><![CDATA[NATO]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/06/24/vladimir-putin-is-a-very-unhappy-man-right-now-n3816255