Closing summary
We continue to await potential supreme court action on a petition from the justice department challenging a federal appeals panel’s reimposition of restrictions on mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion. A stay of the appeals court’s ruling expires today at midnight, and it’s possible the justices will before then announce an action that restricts access to the drug, or keeps it as is. The decision could arrive at any time.
Here’s what else is going on today:
Joe Biden could as soon as next Tuesday officially announce plans to run for a second term in the White House.
A top adviser to Donald Trump is sitting for an interview with special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors for the second day in a row.
Hunter Biden could be charged with four federal crimes, some of which are felonies, according to a report.
Republicans love Trump and Democrats are willing to put up with Biden: Those are the conclusions from a pair of new public opinion polls.
Who had the worst week in Washington? It might be Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
At today’s White House press briefing, reporters tried their best to get the president’s spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre to confirm that Joe Biden would run for a second term.
They did not succeed, but ABC News made a particularly clever attempt that’s worth watching:
.@marykbruce: "Does the President have any plans to mark the fourth anniversary of his announcement of his 2020 campaign?"@PressSec: "That's very good...I don't have anything else beyond the week ahead that I just laid out, but I really appreciate the effort. That was very good" pic.twitter.com/wkvp2iVIlR
— Molly Nagle (@MollyNagle3) April 21, 2023
