Keep an eye on Democrat Hiral Tipirneni’s performance in tonight’s special election in Arizona’s eighth district. Trump won the district by 21 points, and Republicans are expected to hold it, but a narrower margin would be another indication of Democratic strength leading into the 2018 midterms.
Thomas Roberts, the host of Miss Universe 2013, confirmed that Donald Trump was there and spent at least one night in Moscow. Can someone leak Brian the pee tape already?
Meanwhile, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has declined to recuse himself from the federal criminal investigation of Trump’s fixer, Michael Cohen. This is not at all consistent with Sessions’ promise last year to “recuse...from any existing or future investigations of any matter relating in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States.”
Meek Mill was released from prison today, just in time to ring the bell before the start of Game 5 of the Sixers-Heat series in his hometown of Philadelphia. In November 2017, the rapper was sentenced to two to four years in state prison, against the recommendations of the case’s prosecutor and Mill’s probation officer. His case became a high-profile example of the need for criminal justice reform.
Missouri GOP Governor Eric Greitens, who stands accused of two felonies, will be the keynote speaker at a law enforcement prayer breakfast. From Pod Save the People news crew member Sam Sinyangwe: The most prominent champions of the “law and order” agenda are white male politicians suspected of criminal offenses.
Wells Fargo—the bank that’s about to pay $1 billion to the government for engaging in predatory business practices—just approved raises for all of its executives! The tax cuts are working as intended and Paul Ryan is busy watching Trading Places and rooting for the Dukes.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is currently investigating a wild night at the 2018 International Drug Enforcement Conference where an agent reportedly “drank too much, stripped naked, pooped on the door of another agent’s hotel room—yet avoided arrest.” We’ll have what he’s having. From Priyanka: Speak for yourself. From Lovett: Legalize marijuana.
Sean Spicer will unveil the Melania Trump wax statue at Madame Tussauds, and that’s not even close to the most embarrassing job he’s ever had. Sean, fella, you can say no.