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'

Let's Compare Thoughts on Bodegas: The Wild Welcome for Trump vs. Jill Biden's Take

It's not even close.

Sportscaster Stephen A. Smith Brings Some Hard Truth to Dems—Trump Trial Just Shows They're 'Scared'

Smith calls himself a moderate unaffiliated with either major political party, and I don’t imagine he’s going to suddenly become a vocal Trump supporter. But at least he’s willing to tell leftists the truth.

SO GOOD: During Oral Arguments, Justice Gorsuch Goes There on January 6th Defendants and Jamaal Bowman

I expect Fischer to emerge victorious this summer and for the entire January 6th prosecution apparatus to be thrown into turmoil.

WHAT'S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill...

Yet another busy day on the Hill Wednesday. Hearings galore: 

• Senate Appropriations — Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Justice
• House Committee on House Administration — “Three Years Later: D.C. National Guard Whistleblowers Speak Out on January 6 Delay”
• House Appropriations — Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Defense
• House Energy and Commerce — Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids Online and Ensure Americans’ Data Privacy Rights
• House Oversight and Accountability — “Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part I”
• House Education and the Workforce — "Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism"
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Hearings to examine Boeing's broken safety culture, focusing on firsthand accounts
• House Homeland Security — "Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland"
• House Foreign Affairs — The Reign of Brutal Gangs in the Western Hemisphere
• House Foreign Affairs — The Despotic Duo: Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
• Senate Intelligence (Select) — Hearings to examine an update on foreign threats to the 2024 elections

And some of those titles are...something. Wonder who comes up with them? 

Also, the Mayorkas Articles of Impeachment have been delivered to the Senate. Now what? 

READ MORE: 

House Republicans Walk Two Articles of Impeachment Against Mayorkas to Senate

White House What's Up

After spending Tuesday night in his beloved (yet forgettable) hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden travels to Pittsburgh to visit with the United Steelworkers Union before returning to the White House Wednesday evening. 

Full Court Press...

Former President Donald Trump will have a day off from court in Manhattan on Wednesday (pursuant to the court's schedule). 

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Thornell v. Jones, a tragic case involving the murders of Robert Weaver and his 7-year-old daughter, Tisha, over 30 years ago. Defendant Danny Lee Jones was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death. At issue is whether the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals violated the Supreme Court's precedents "by employing a flawed methodology for assessing Strickland prejudice when it disregarded the district court's factual and credibility findings and excluded evidence in aggravation and the State's rebuttal when it reversed the district court and granted habeas relief?"

MORNING MUSING

Look, I'm not going to try and claim that he reads the Morning Minute, but all I'm saying is...

Thursday: 

Speaking of Trump, I think I've figured out a winning campaign strategy for him: Visit popular fast-food restaurants in battleground states. Buy the folks some milkshakes, shoot the breeze, and pose for lots of selfies.

Tuesday:

MAKE NEW YORK CITY GREAT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/vxhGy79hFR

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 16, 2024

President Trump. Man of the people! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/oNdoC2PRqj

— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) April 16, 2024

Okay. It was a bodega, not a fast-food restaurant. And New York isn't a battleground state. Still, he's in his element here. He should keep capitalizing on that.

LIGHTER FARE 

Wouldn't you love to know the story behind this? 

You can’t park there mate. pic.twitter.com/DerApOOYNV

— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) April 16, 2024