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'

Top Advisor to LA DA Gascon Arrested, Allegedly Stole LA Sheriff Deputy Personnel Files

So, why is Bonta suddenly so interested in pursuing charges against a fellow Democrat?

Biden White House Rushes to Cover Up Joe's Latest Wild 'Ron Burgundy' Moment

Imagine just like with Ron Burgundy what you could slip into that teleprompter and what Biden might read, not having any idea what he was reading.

WATCH: Texas DPS Shows Up at a Pro-Hamas 'Encampment,' and Beautiful Chaos Follows

Austin is not Gaza. There is no justification for this nonsense, and the phrase "try that in a red state" is starting to have some real meaning.

WHAT'S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill...

The House and Senate are out for the rest of the week, but that won't stop them from squabbling. 

Is that what this is? pic.twitter.com/AqmVQa0p1Y

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 24, 2024

White House What's Up

President Joe Biden is heading to New York on Thursday — to campaign, not tell the pro-Hamas protesters to go back to class. 

Full Court Press...

Big day at the Supreme Court — the justices will hear oral argument in Trump v. United States as they attempt to determine whether and to what extent a former president has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve acts during his time in office. 

Former president Donald Trump, however, will not be present for the argument. Instead, he'll be back in the Manhattan courtroom where he's being criminally tried for falsification of business records (apparently in furtherance of the crime of...trying to win an election). 

MORNING MUSING

I officially left the practice of law a little over two years ago to do this (deputy-manage-edit) full-time. Lately, it seems I'm spending more time following what's going on in court than I ever did when I was lawyering (other than I was actually in trial). That isn't a complaint — I don't miss the old gig — just an observation. A touch of cosmic irony, perhaps? 

LIGHTER FARE 

I'll say...

It would pic.twitter.com/YMVLty9hWr

— Spill The Memes (@SpillTheMemes) April 24, 2024