Trump returns to the Capitol for the first time since January 6th and receives a hero’s welcome from House and Senate Republicans—where he calls Milwaukee a “horrible city,” refers to the Justice Department as “dirty bastards,” and complains about Taylor Swift not endorsing him. Meanwhile, the same Republicans attempting to overturn Trump’s conviction are instead trying to prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland. Plus, SCOTUS affirms legal access to abortion medication, Biden takes voters’ cost of living concerns head on, and Trump tries to woo CEOs with more tax cuts.

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Show Notes

TRUMP ON THE HILL 

• Playbook: What Trump wants from Capitol Hill
• Playbook PM: SCOTUS sidesteps another abortion bombshell
• Politico: Trump offers an olive branch to the House Republicans who voted to impeach him
• Politico: What Trump told the House GOP about abortion
• Politico: Trump’s private, low-key jab at the House Freedom Caucus chief
• WaPo: Trump, seeking to show unity, to meet with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill
• WaPo: Trump’s trip to the Hill highlights endorsement split
• WSJ: Trump Floats ‘All-Tariff’ Federal Revenue System in Return to Capitol Hill
• CNN: Biden campaign seizes upon Trump’s Capitol Hill visit with a televised reminder of his role on January 6

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE + BIDEN PRESSER

• BLOOMBERG: Trump to Pitch Dimon, Fraser as Verdict Fails to Scare Off CEOs
• REUTERS: Biden advisers, Trump to discuss competing economic visions with top US business leaders
• CBS: President Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak as G7 leaders agree to give Ukraine $50 billion loan 

REPRO RIGHTS 

• CNN: Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill mifepristone, allowing drug to stay on the market 
• FORBES: Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Mifepristone Legal—But GOP States Could Still Sue. Here’s What Happens Next. 
• NYT: Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose Use of I.V.F. 
• NBCNEWS: Senate Republicans block Democratic bill to establish nationwide IVF protections
• Guttmacher: Medication Abortion Accounted for 63% of All US Abortions in 2023—An Increase from 53% in 2020 
• GALLUP: Record Share of U.S. Electorate Is Pro-Choice and Voting on It