Wednesday Morning Minute

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'

Alameda County Soros DA Pamela Price’s Attempt at Cultural Appropriation Gets Laughed Into Cancellation

The only color Price’s detractors see is red, as in the blood shed by crime victims while crime perpetrators grow ever bolder, knowing that even if caught, their punishment under due process of law will be minimal, if any.

It's in Their Hands Now

And now, 12 jurors are about to be charged by the court — instructed as to the law and required to retire to the jury room and deliberate regarding the fate of a former president — and, some might contend, the nation.

IDF: 'Small' Munitions Used in Deadly Rafah Strike Could Not Have Caused Such Devastation by Themselves

Certainly, the loss of life in this tragedy—and in this war—is heartbreaking, but the blame belongs on Hamas’ shoulders, not Israel’s.

WHAT'S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill...

It will be fairly quiet on the Hill today. Only two hearings are on the schedule — and one of those is a field hearing in Grand Forks, North Dakota on "The Biden Border Crisis: North Dakota Perspectives." In the afternoon, the Joint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe is set to receive a "briefing on Ukrainian culture in wartime" in the Rayburn Office Building.

White House What's Up

President Joe Biden heads to Philadelphia on Wednesday for a campaign event before trundling back to Wilmington, Delaware.

Full Court Press...

All eyes are likely to be trained on 100 Centre Street in Manhattan on Wednesday — no, not in anticipation of another moment of Raging Bull...oney but because the case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records is being submitted to the jury. And now, we wait...

MORNING MUSING

I like holidays as much as the next person — and I certainly had a nice Memorial Day, honoring the fallen while spending time with friends and family and enjoying the freedoms secured by the sacrifices of our service members. But I spent all of Tuesday thinking it was Monday, and now it's Wednesday, and I can't decide if it's Tuesday or Thursday. Maybe I just need more coffee...