Breaking News: Justice Samuel Alito rejected demands that he recuse himself from Supreme Court cases tied to the Jan. 6 attack after reports that flags flown over houses he owned appeared to support the “Stop the Steal” movement. nyti.ms/3X3FsuQ

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers he won’t recuse from cases involving Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot trib.al/42slMW3

The jurors who will decide whether to convict Donald Trump of 34 felonies began their deliberations Wednesday, ushering in the final phase of the historic trial on.wsj.com/3wYvT5B on.wsj.com/3wYvT5B

Biden’s first remarks about the trial are expected to be about the need to respect the outcome

And they will likely be given in an informal White House setting — like answering a question from a reporter on the lawn — rather than in an official address politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

Trump says he won’t ‘ban’ birth control. Here’s what he may do instead. ow.ly/ipp5105uO9q

A guilty verdict for Donald Trump in the New York hush money trial would mean a mix of routine court processing and extraordinary logistical considerations, legal experts say. wapo.st/3yFKZ0r

The Biden administration has decided Israel’s weekend strike in Rafah that reportedly killed nearly 50 displaced Palestinians did not cross the “red line” that President Joe Biden set two months ago politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

Inside President Biden campaign’s pivot to a ‘guerrilla-style’ event at Trump’s NYC trial

Aides acknowledge the change in tactics in an effort to break through the fractured media coverage

But Biden will remain silent until a verdict politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

Chicago to Offer Most Generous Subsidies in U.S. to Save Its Downtown wsj.com/real-estate/co…

“The super PAC supporting Democrats’ effort to win back the House majority is launching a $100 million fund focused on abortion rights, the latest sign that the party is leaning heavily on the issue this fall” wsj.com/politics/elect…

If convicted, would Trump go to prison? It’s not out of the question. politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

Negro League stats will be incorporated into MLB's historical records on Wednesday, per Bob Nightengale

Josh Gibson will be the leader in the following categories:

- Career batting average (.372)
- Career slugging percentage (.718)
- Career OPS (1.177)
- Single-season batting

MLB is officially incorporating Negro Leagues statistics of more than 2,300 players.

An updated version of MLB's database will become public before the Cardinals and Giants play a tribute game to the Negro Leagues on June 20 in Birmingham, Alabama. spr.ly/6011en55x

Weds. guest list: Jonathan Lemire, Chuck Rosenberg, Lisa Rubin, Richard Haass, Mike Barnicle, Rev. Al Sharpton, Andrew Weissmann, Michael Tyler, Maria Teresa Kumar, Sen. John Fetterman, Darius Rucker, Maggie McGrath, ctd...

President Biden and VP Harris to make a rare joint campaign appearance to shore up Black voters' support. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Tomorrow on Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire:

Trump trial closing arguments. Biden’s Rafah red line holds. 2024.

With me:

Brendan Buck
Alex Ward
Elena Schneider
Catherine Christian
Charlotte Reed

See you at 5 am EDT on MSNBC

“The Biden campaign decided over the weekend to authorize a “guerrilla-style” campaign event near the courthouse in an effort to break through the non-stop cable news coverage of the Trump trial” politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

NEW: Inside President Biden campaign’s pivot to a ‘guerrilla-style’ event at Trump’s NYC trial

Aides acknowledge the change in tactics in an effort to break through the fractured media coverage

But Biden will remain silent until a verdict politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

The Biden administration made clear in public and in private on Tuesday that the Israeli strike at the Rafah tent camp, while devastating, would not trigger any serious reprimand from Washington politico.com/news/2024/05/2…

NEW: The Biden administration has decided Israel’s weekend strike in Rafah that reportedly killed nearly 50 displaced Palestinians did not cross the “red line” that President Joe Biden set two months ago politico.com/news/2024/05/2…