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'
Rough Day in Court for Trump Legal Team As Judge in Hush Money Case Rules on Pre-Trial Motions
At present, it appears the case will proceed to trial in April. And it appears that the Trump team has their work cut out for them.
[W]ithout this measure it will be a lot harder for Newsom to keep funneling money to Kaiser and Anthem/Blue Cross, and to the building trades unions who keep his campaign war chest flush, so he's got to do what he can.
Joe and Jill Gaffe at WH Event, She Tries to Direct Joe Off Stage but It Goes South
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung described Biden as a "short-circuited Roomba." "Not even with help does he know what’s going on or where he is. He’s completely broken,” he said.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Another semi-quiet day on the Hill for hearings — at least in terms of quantity:
- House Foreign Affairs — An Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Generals
- Witnesses include Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie
- House Committee on Rules
White House What's Up
He's a travelin' man that Joe Biden. The president is wheels up Tuesday morning for Reno, Nevada, for a campaign event, followed by a speech regarding "lowering costs for American families" in Las Vegas, Nevada. Then he's off to Phoenix, Arizona, for another campaign event.
Full Court Press...
Two Supreme Court cases are up for oral argument on Tuesday:
- Diaz v. United States — In a prosecution for drug trafficking, where an element of the offense is that the defendant knew she was carrying illegal drugs, does Rule 704(b)
permit a governmental expert witness to testify that most couriers know they are
carrying drugs and that drug-trafficking organizations do not entrust large quantities of
drugs to unknowing transporters? - Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. — Whether an insurer with financial responsibility for a bankruptcy claim is a "party in interest" that may object to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
In regard to the D.C. criminal case against former President Donald Trump, Trump's brief on the merits and any amicus curiae briefs are due in his presidential immunity appeal before the Supreme Court.
Also, on Tuesday, former Trump advisor Peter Navarro will report to prison for refusing to honor a J6 Committee subpoena.
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Of Primary Concern
Several more primaries are set for Tuesday:
Five states are holding presidential primaries:
- Arizona
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Ohio
Illinois and Ohio are also holding congressional and down-ballot primaries
MORNING MUSING
Okay — this kind of blows my mind, but the U.S. House began broadcasting its day-to-day business via C-SPAN on this day...45 years ago. It's an invaluable resource — definitely comes in handy when there are important votes going down or hearings going on. But I didn't realize it had been a thing since 1979. Now I feel old. Well, extra old.
LIGHTER FARE
It's funny because it's true.
Meme me ,<< lmao those other popular ones our dads, grandpas wore like Aqua Velva 😅😆 pic.twitter.com/5uc4n7qPGs
— CajunHemiman Richard (@CajunHemiman) March 19, 2024
For some bonus Old Spice humor, an oldie from my early blogging days.
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