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'
Sign of Trouble in the Blue States? Biden Gets Mocked Over Sparsely Attended Event
But comparing it to bingo wasn't exactly fair, the NH Journal noted, because bingo was actually fun.
MUST SEE: Ted Cruz Demolishes Antony Blinken on the Catastrophic Foreign Policy of Biden on Iran
"You've funded our enemies and you undermine our friends," Cruz said. "And the world is much much more dangerous as result and Americans are in much greater jeopardy because of it."
Trump Warned Us of the ICC and UNRWA - We Should Have Listened
In other words: Biden knows they don’t play fair, but he still wants to be friends. This cowardice is at the heart of the current administration’s failed decisions on foreign relations.
WHAT'S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill...
Quite a few more meetings/hearings on the Hill today, including:
- House Homeland Security — "Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Defend and Secure the Homeland"
- House Small Business — “Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failure to Consider Small Businesses”
- House Appropriations — Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- House Judiciary — Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
- House Education and the Workforce — "Big Labor Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections"
- Senate Budget — Hearings to examine water scarcity in a changing climate
- House Oversight and Accountability — “A Hearing with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Senior Scientific Advisor, Dr. David Morens”
White House What's Up
After a quiet morning, President Joe Biden will welcome President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya to the White House on Wednesday afternoon.
Full Court Press...
The Trump trial in Manhattan is on an extended pause (until next Tuesday, when closing arguments will be presented).
Meanwhile, Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-NJ) trial in the Southern District of New York marches on.
READ MORE:
Gold Bars, Jewelry, Cash Stashed in a Boot: Sen. Bob Menendez's Home Looked Like a Pawn Shop Safe
Oh, and Fulton County DA Fani Willis won her primary — as did Judge Scott McAfee. So there's that.
MORNING MUSING
Taking a little time out from the political chaos to note that several communities were met with chaos in the form of Mother Nature on Tuesday. The folks in Greenfield, Iowa, took a particularly awful hit. If you're the praying sort, send some up for them — and all those impacted by these storms. (There are more anticipated today — so if you're in the watch zone, please remain weather aware.)
Greenfield: brick structure around ATM was wrecked, but ATM stayed. They must be hard to move. #iawx pic.twitter.com/UT5nmYZmpP
— Meteorologist Jason Parkin (@dsmwx) May 22, 2024
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