Friday 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'

Amazing: Speed Painter at Rally Whips Up Trump Portrait in 180 Seconds—but His Message Is Even Better

LoBaido reminds me of another conservative talent, Sabo, who creates hysterical memes and artwork mocking Democrats and progressives and puts them up in public places.

Empty-Suit Kamala Harris Nukes Her Only Proposal to Lower Prices for Hurting Americans

A Harris presidency would be a meandering disaster run by political insiders that bounce from one Democrat administration to the next. Americans can reject that or suffer the consequences.

WATCH: Nancy Mace Spices Up House Hearing With Ice-Cold Dish of Revenge Against Woke CNN Panelist

As we've talked about before, Mace is not every conservative's cup of tea. But when she brings the fire on the woke left, she does it without even breaking a sweat.

WHAT'S ON TAP?

Today on Capitol Hill...

Only two meetings on Friday's agenda on the Hill:

House Ways and Means, Trade Subcommittee — Protecting American Innovation by Establishing and Enforcing Strong Digital Trade Rules
House Foreign Affairs, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee — Maduro Stole the Elections Again: The Response to Fraud in Venezuela

White House What's Up

President Joe Biden hosts a cabinet meeting late morning. He'll be joined by First Lady Jill, who'll "provide an update on the progress of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research." They'll then jaunt off to Wilmington, Delaware, for the weekend, though Biden does have a late afternoon meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia.

The Homestretch

Vice President Kamala Harris, fresh off her sitdown with Oprah — which wasn't great — heads off to campaign events in Atlanta, Georgia, and Madison, Wisconsin, Friday. Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz will be in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Team Trump is hosting campaign events in Stateline, Nevada, and Maricopa, Arizona, on Friday.

Full Court Press...

Hunter Biden's motion to push back his sentencing date in Delaware was granted by Judge Maryellen Noreika on Thursday. The new sentencing date will be December 4, 2024.

MORNING MUSING

They say laughter is the best medicine — there's a certain wisdom to that. I was reminded of that as we laid my former mother-in-law to rest on Thursday. Both the pastor who conducted the ceremony and my daughter, who delivered the eulogy, remarked on her love of laughter – even when things weren't necessarily funny. She had an infectious laugh, and I will hear it always when I think of her. Think of the people you know. What are their funny quirks? What are the things about them that make you smile and that you'll carry in your heart always, even when they're no longer here? Take a moment to appreciate those things while they still are.