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’
Biden Manages to Trip, Almost Takes a Header on Short Stairs, Has Weird Response on Newsom Being ‘Plan B’
You can’t cover everything when the problem is that the product that you’re trying to sell — Joe Biden — is way past its sell date and you can’t convince people to buy it.
Squad Member Jamaal Bowman Feels the Heat
Since he’s been there, though, having been elected in 2020 after upsetting longtime Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel in the primary, Bowman has caused nothing but trouble for himself and his party – and not the “good” kind of trouble Democrats often brag about making.
John Oliver Tries Silly Effort to ‘Bribe’ Clarence Thomas, but Mic Drop Response Just Levels Him
The left’s hatred of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been burning bright for years.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
Winter recess continues for both houses…but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some goings on at the Capitol. For instance, James Biden, the president’s younger brother, is testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
James Biden, younger brother of President Biden, is testifying before the House Oversight Committee Feb. 21. The committee is investigating what are alleged to be unethical business dealings as part of the impeachment inquiry into the president.
(Some might even call that a “big f—ing deal.”)
White House What’s Up
President Biden starts the day in Los Angeles, following a campaign event there Tuesday evening. Then he heads up to San Francisco for more campaign events. But take heart, friends: Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre will host a gaggle on Air Force One in the afternoon.
Full Court Press…
Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two more cases: Ohio v. EPA (consolidated with Kinder Morgan v. EPA, U.S. Steel Corp. v. EPA, and American Forest & Paper Assoc. v. EPA) — regarding a stay of the EPA’s emission reductions rule and the reasonableness of the agency’s emission controls; and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy — regarding the statute of limitations in copyright actions.
Also, the Court is scheduled to release opinions on one or more cases argued this term.
MORNING MUSING
It’s 11:35 pm (Central) as I write this…and my alarm is set to go off at 3:30 am so that I can hit the road early and head to The Swamp for CPAC. I have a 12-13 hour drive ahead of me, and the plan was to get done with work at 9:00 pm, finish packing by 9:30 pm, and call it a night. But we all know what they say about those best-laid plans. And I couldn’t call it a night without getting the Morning Minute ready to fire off — see how much I care about you, dear readers?! Do keep an eye out for our coverage from the conference — we’ll try to hit the highlights. In the meantime, this gal is hittin’ the hay…and maybe setting the alarm for 4:00…
LIGHTER FARE
Couldn’t choose between them, so today, you get two:
Sometimes you just need a water break. 😆🤣#dogs #doglife #humor #humour pic.twitter.com/SWhOJN1HTd
— Melissa Jean (@MelissaJeanSays) February 20, 2024
Charlie Chaplin was actually the first person to create the “distracted boyfriend” meme in 1922. pic.twitter.com/chrACX7JFK
— Gavin Thomas (@gavinthomas2015) February 21, 2024
