Hot Air

“Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.” —Barack Obama

Demagogues

“Ending this operation is not enough. We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) celebrating the end of immigration enforcement operations in her state

“No American, regardless of party, supports having their taxpayer dollars fund a secret police force.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling ICE secret police

The Enemy Within

“We were going to serve a criminal warrant [in Aurora, Colorado] on an apartment complex of known TdA gang members that was full. We tried to work with state and local government. They made notifications that the operations were ongoing, so when tactical teams arrived, protesters were already there and the apartment complex was empty.” —Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons

For the Record

“Even if Republicans agreed to Schumer’s conditions — which we would NEVER do — he wouldn’t be able to deliver the votes to keep DHS open. The Karen wing of his party has Chuck’s hands tied because they want to defund ICE. That’s why he’s wandering around like a Roomba right now.” —Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

The Bottom Line

“Unless ICE deports a large number of those who entered the country unlawfully, overstayed visas or were paroled during the Biden presidency, these migrants will cost America $1.5 trillion over their lifetimes. Immigrants ages 18 to 24 without a high school diploma cost taxpayers the most, each consuming an average of $332,000 in lifetime welfare and health benefits, according to the Manhattan Institute.” —Betsy McCaughey

Plain and Simple

“This SAVE AMERICA ACT debate has revealed a truth about the Left: they think black voters, married women, and rural voters are too stupid to figure out how to vote. What a wild, condescending argument.” —Scott Jennings

Double Standards

“Democrats and the media, who lick their chops to pounce on ‘racist’ Trump, are silent about [Hakeem] Jeffries’ record of antisemitism and indifferent about the allegations of [Chuck] Schumer’s anti-black racism.” —Larry Elder

American Spirit

“Under 4 years of the Biden Administration, Sleepy Joe, not a single permit was approved for a new coal mining project… but in one year of Trump, we’ve already approved over 70 permits for very big, very powerful mines.” —President Donald Trump

Zeitgeist

“There are, of course, real conspiracies. They involve identifiable people, specific actions, and evidence. What dominates American discourse today is something far more corrosive: the belief that everything is rigged, nothing is within individual control, and violence or pseudo-revolution is the only path forward. That belief is spreading quickly — and not by accident. This wave of nihilism is being actively cultivated by influencers and politicians who practice ideological arson and then market themselves as firefighters.” —Ben Shapiro

What Happened?

“Reading between the lines on the El Paso airport closing, there was likely a credible threat from a cartel drone against commercial aircraft. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a statement to that effect, but it was deemed too alarming and may have spilled something classified. As a cover, other agencies then attempted to divert from his error with the explanation that the closure was for ‘military testing.’ For the record, there are no abrupt 10-day closures and NOTAMs at busy commercial airports based on adjacent military testing — which can be done at many military ranges nowhere near airports.” —Mark Alexander

And Last…

“The California ‘jock tax’ is so unfair and punitive that the National Football League should not hold another Super Bowl in California until it is rescinded.” —Jim Geraghty