memeorandum: Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants (Associated Press)

7:15 AM ET, April 22, 2024

Top Items:

The Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump's Immunity Claim — On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's arguments that he is immune from prosecution for his efforts to steal the 2020 presidential election. It is likely that all — or nearly all …

Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Plain Dealer and Alternet.org

New York Times:

Will a Mountain of Evidence Be Enough to Convict Trump? — Monday will see opening statements in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. The state's case seems strong, but a conviction is far from assured. — In the official record, the case is known as the People …

Discussion: MeidasTouch, USA Today, Reuters, CBS News, NBC News, The Daily Beast, RTÉ, New York Post, The Bulwark, WHDH-TV, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Hill, Forbes, Washington Examiner, Power Line, Raw Story, Mediaite, Fox News and PoliticusUSA

Julia Mueller / The Hill:
What happens if Trump gets convicted ahead of November?

Discussion: USA Today, Plain Dealer and PJ Media

Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Kristi Noem Says Mike Pence Has ‘Failed’ Donald Trump

Discussion: RedState, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Raw Story, Politico, USA Today, Mediaite, The Guardian and El País

CNN:

Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as rabbi calls for Jewish students to ‘return home’ — Columbia University is facing a full-blown crisis heading into Passover as a rabbi linked to the Ivy League school urged Jewish students to stay home and tense confrontations on campus sparked condemnation …

Fox News:

White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests as agitators engulf Columbia University — The White House condemned “in the strongest terms” the ongoing anti-Israel protests at colleges across the U.S., including at Columbia University in New York City, on Sunday, saying they have no place anywhere in the U.S.

Discussion: The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, RedState, Washington Examiner, al.com, Twin Cities, New York Post and abc7NY

New York Post:
Columbia rabbi warns Jewish students to go home, don't come back to campus because of ‘extreme antisemitism’

Discussion: UPI, BizPac Review, New York Daily News, Newsbusters, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, Breitbart, RedState, Fox News, Exposing the role …, Politico, Raw Story and Las Vegas Review-Journal

New York Times:

Biden Earth Day Event Will Try to Reach Young Voters, a Crucial Bloc — At a national park in Virginia on Monday, the president will point to investments in clean energy and appear with future members of his American Climate Corps. — President Biden will travel to a national park in Virginia on Monday …

Discussion: NPR, The Hill and The Nation

Associated Press:

Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities.

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:

House Republicans blame Greene and Freedom Caucus for lack of border wins … - GOP leadership brought up border security provisions alongside their foreign aid package — but the package was blocked by Republicans from reaching the House floor under normal rules.

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Washington Times

Politico:

Playbook: The Biden polling bump persists — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — TOP-ED — Former VP MIKE PENCE in the NYT: “Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement” — NEW POLL — Encouraging signs for President JOE BIDEN in a new NBC News poll:

Discussion: Fox News, Baltimore Sun and Wall Street Journal

NBC News:
Poll: Election interest hits new low in tight Biden-Trump race

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, CNBC, Mediaite, USA Today and Political Wire

Mark Murray / NBC News:
RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Times, New York Post, Forbes, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA and The Mahablog

Washington Post:

How Trump has become angrier and more isolated on Truth Social — For years, Donald Trump was among Twitter's loudest and most inescapable voices: a brash, bomb-throwing businessman turned president who could capture the global news cycle with a single tweet.

Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:

Newsom proposes law to help Arizonans get abortions in California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday he would introduce legislation that would help Arizonans get abortions in his state, a move that comes after the Arizona Supreme Court this month ruled that a near-total abortion ban …

Discussion: Axios, Washington Examiner, Sacramento Bee, The Hill, New York Times, Politico and al.com

Andrew Solender / Axios:

Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress' shadow speaker … - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a master legislative tactician, heaped praise on her successor: “He is fabulous. … - One senior House Democrat told Axios: “It easily could have fallen apart ... He played the cards the way you'd want to play them.”

Discussion: The American Conservative and Politico

Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
How Mike Johnson Got to ‘Yes’ on Aid to Ukraine

Discussion: Semafor, HuffPost, CNN, Axios, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Hill and Business Insider

Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:

RFK Jr. rarely mentions abortion — and sends mixed signals when he does — For many Americans, November's presidential election is about one issue: abortion. President Biden hopes that a pro-abortion rights message will carry him to reelection, and Donald Trump regularly brags about his role …

Associated Press:

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76 — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.

Discussion: RTÉ, UPI, The Daily Beast, New York Daily News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Times and Reuters

Sophia Cai / Axios:

Some Trump chats with foreign leaders annoy Biden's team … - Biden administration officials privately have questioned whether some of Trump's meetings were appropriate, even as President Biden has jumped at the chance to accuse Trump of aligning with far-righters, strongmen and dictators.

Henry Gass / Christian Science Monitor:

Can cities criminalize camping? Here's what to know about Supreme Court case. … Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive. — What is the Monitor difference? Tackling the tough headlines - with humanity. Listening to sources - with respect.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Fox News, New York Times, LII, The Federalist, USA Today, The Hill, Vox, Rolling Stone, Washington Examiner, HuffPost and Reason

Associated Press:

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies an uncle was eaten by cannibals — MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had been eaten by …

Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Forbes and Washington Examiner

Wall Street Journal:

Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center — Many are turning against the left over issues like anti-Asian crime and education policy — SAN FRANCISCO—Phil Wong used to reliably back incumbents in this liberal city. But in 2022, he voted …

Alex Thompson / Axios:

Legal fees pile up for embattled Squad member Cori Bush … - From January through March, Bush paid law firms approximately $86,000, according to recently released campaign finance records. — In the final months before the August primary election, Bush's campaign has $528,000 with $91,000 …

Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner