Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day.
TOP O' THE MORNIN'
This Endorsement of Fani Willis May Just Be the Funniest Ever
"Workplace romances are as American as apple pie," Nathan Wade said about the relationship in an interview with ABC on Sunday.
Biden's Bizarre Cinco de Mayo Comments About Two Year Olds, Cutting Donald Trump
He also offensively equates illegal aliens with immigrants who went about coming here the right way and lies about what Trump has said on immigration.
Kristol is just naive enough to think he can escape the alligator he is feeding, but he'll be begging for Donald Trump to be president in a few years if things continue down the current path.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
They're back at it on the Hill Tuesday — 21 hearings/meetings set, including:
- House Judiciary — Intellectual Property: Enforcement Activities by the Executive Branch
- House Financial Services — SEC Enforcement: Balancing Deterrence with Due Process
- House Foreign Affairs — Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom, & Rule of Law?
- House Oversight and Accountability — “The Origins and Implications of Rising Antisemitism in Higher Education”
- House Education and the Workforce — "Examining the Education Department's Policies, Priorities, and FY 2023 Financial Audit Failure"
White House What's Up
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden is set to deliver the keynote address for the Holocaust Day of Remembrance at the Capitol.
Full Court Press...
Former President Donald Trump will be back in court in Manhattan on Tuesday for Day 13 of his criminal trial over allegedly falsified business records. The prosecution is still presenting its case and signaled to Judge Juan Merchan on Monday they expect to go for about two more weeks.
Of Primary Concern
Indiana has its primaries on Tuesday: presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional.
MORNING MUSING
I'm watching the results of a catastrophic tornado in progress in Oklahoma, northwest of Tulsa (Barnsdall/Bartlesville area) as I write this, so not much to muse except just request some prayers for all those affected by this (and any of these storms). Mother Nature isn't playing nice at present.
Tornado still on the ground just NE of Barnsdall OK. Grinding toward Bartlesville. pic.twitter.com/vVigvtnik3
— Seth Andrews (@SethAndrewsTTA) May 7, 2024
LIGHTER FARE
In an effort to offset the ugliness of Monday night's storms, an image of hope after a long-ago storm.
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