Morning Minute: Cabinet Ain't Playin'

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

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TOP O' THE MORNIN'

Red-Hot at RedState 

Absolute Killer: More Rubio Jabs at Hearing As He Leaves Dems Fuming, but the Rest of Us in Stitches

"What is this, a dunk tank?" 

House Hearing Reveals What Auditors Found in Ohio's Medicaid System - It's Worse Than You Think

Ninety-four Medicaid companies registered to a single Ohio address billed taxpayers $66 million. One woman reportedly renamed her janitorial company, began billing Medicaid $100,000 in her first month, eventually reached $650,000 a month, and then left the country.

Dems Sold Their Souls for Platner, but They're Not Going to Like This New Shock Data

It looks like his polling is collapsing. Lo and behold, people actually do care about these things, despite what Democrats were trying to tell people. 

Trending Across Townhall Media

Bearing Arms — BREAKING: Virginia Judge Delivers Win for Gun Owners, Smacks Down AG and Governor on Background Checks

The legal fight is far from over, but VCDL and GOA won a major battle in court today, while Spanberger and Jones are the big losers

HotAir — Democrats in Washington Excited About Talarico's Chances That They Expect Coattails

Democrats could make inroads, perhaps, if they weren't so repulsive to ordinary folks who don't fret about graduate degrees, alphabet issues, or blowing up capitalism. 

PJ Media — Scott Bessent Just Humiliated a Democrat Senator Over Jeffrey Epstein

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So the senator who came in hot with Epstein accusations against Trump's Treasury secretary has a son who was pitching investment deals to Epstein and sending him warm follow-up emails. But, hey… follow the money, right?

Townhall — Joe Biden Hijacks Wife's Book Tour With This Announcement

Joe has a book coming out. Oh, I’m sure Democrats are just thrilled for that work. 

Twitchy — Is This a JOKE?! Marco Rubio PIMP-SLAPS Ted Lieu SO HARD You ALMOST Feel Sorry for Him ... Almost (WATCH)

In fact, all Lie (aka Lies-to-u) really managed to do here is remind us all that Rubio is unstoppable in a hearing and that it's ok to point and laugh at someone as pathetic and useless as Ted.

WHAT'S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill...

Thursday will be another busy day on the Hill with multiple hearings and meetings set, including:

  • House Armed Services — H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 H.R. 8800
  • House Judiciary, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee — “Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access”
  • House Agriculture — "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture"
  • House Science, Space, and Technology, Environment Subcommittee — Advancing Environmental Protection Through Science and Technology
  • House Ways and Means — Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
  • House Financial Services — Oversight of Prudential Regulators
  • House Oversight and Government Reform, Government Operations Subcommittee — “Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
  • House Natural Resources, Federal Lands Subcommittee — Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year.”
    House Transportation and Infrastructure, Aviation Subcommittee — "Connecting Rural America to the National Airspace System"
  • House Education and Workforce, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee — “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB”
  • House Energy and Commerce, Communications and Technology Subcommittee — Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States
  • House Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee — “The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Coding Tools Are Reshaping Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience”
  • House Foreign Affairs, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee — Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis

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    Then, too, the Senate will begin voting on the reconciliation package.

    White House What's Up

    President Trump's Thursday will include:

  • 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
  • 11:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT receives his Intelligence Briefing — The White House
  • 3:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT makes an Announcement on Beautiful, Clean Coal — Oval Office
  • 5:30 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office

    • Vice President JD Vance is holding a press conference this morning in Columbus, Ohio, to address federal enforcement actions.

    Keeping Up With the Cabinet

    Sec. Homeland Security - Markwayne Mullin — Mullin is settling into his role ably and taking no guff from his former congressional colleagues.

    SEE: Fireworks Erupt After Sore Loser Al Green Tries Insulting Markwayne Mullin During DHS Hearing

    Full Court Press...

    The Supreme Court is set to release additional opinions today at 10:00 AM Eastern. Yes, we'll be watching! 🍿

    COMING ATTRACTIONS

    President Trump is heading to Wisconsin for a roundtable discussion on Friday. He's set to attend the G7 Summit in Évian-Les-Bains, France, in mid-June.

    We're 10 days away from 47's 80th and one month away from the nation's 250th. 

    MORNING MUSING

    Alright — I realize the headline may seem a touch out of character for yours truly, but it encapsulates the way President Trump's Cabinet members have been handling congressional hearings of late. Yes, it's quite jarring to see high-ranking officials going savage — and, in fairness, it doesn't always land — but the crew on Capitol Hill on Wednesday was taking no prisoners. 

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    We covered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's dismantling of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's jousting with Democrat Rep. Al Green (TX-09)

    But Secretary of State Marco Rubio outdid himself yesterday — with multiple takedowns.

    And rap lyrics thrown in for fun. 

    LIGHTER FARE 

    We could do a whole true crime podcast on this...

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