The Note: Dueling Speeches in DC

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June 10, 2016

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Dueling Speeches in DC

Happening Today

Hillary Clinton will give her first major speech since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee in Washington, DC today and it's to Planned Parenthood, giving a nod not only to a group that has been supportive of her, but an issue important to Bernie Sanders' supporters too, ABC's SHUSHANNAH WALSHE notes. After the president's big endorsement yesterday, this morning Clinton will reportedly meet with Elizabeth Warren after her endorsement last night.

Trump is Also in DC

And he too is addressing a critical constituency for his campaign: evangelical voters. This afternoon, just 45 minutes after Clinton is due to speak, Trump will speak at the annual Faith and Freedom Conference headed up by conservative Christian leader Ralph Reed. He will have to do some courting to make sure the important voting bloc turns out in November, according to WALSHE.

Swing State Shuffle

Trump is in the important voting state of Virginia tonight, holding a rally in Richmond. He heads to Florida and Pennsylvania tomorrow, signaling he is absolutely in general election mode.

Warren Endorses Clinton

Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" last night. "I am ready to get into this fight," Warren said. "Hillary Clinton won, and she won because she's a fighter," Warren added. "She's out there, she's tough. And I think this is what we need." While Warren's name has been floated as a potential running mate for Clinton, the Massachusetts senator said "no" she has not heard from Clinton or her campaign about whether she is under consideration for the position and added that she loves her current job, according to ABC's JORDYN PHELPS and ANJA CROWDER. http://abcn.ws/1TYdpSI

Analysis -- ABC's Rick Klein

This started as the year of the deepest Republican bench in history. But the Democratic lineup that's just starting to warm up could be the story of summer and fall. Consider the advocates Hillary Clinton will have at her disposal: President Obama, former President Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren – all before Sen. Bernie Sanders even gets to the point where he can work to defeat Donald Trump. And Trump will have… Chris Christie? Jeff Sessions? Trump is busy warring with Warren on Twitter, and seems to relish the "Pocahontas" jokes. But Warren is already demonstrating how strong she can be in terms of advocacy when her heart is in the fight. Her role is only getting larger: Her answer, when Rachel Maddow asked her if she thinks she could step into the presidency at a moment's notice, was one for the veepstakes ages: "Yes, I do."

Powerhouse Politics Podcast - Bill Kristol: It May Be Time for a New Party if Trump Alternative Doesn't Materialize

While conservative columnist Bill Kristol continues his efforts to recruit an alternative candidate willing to mount a long-shot challenge to Donald Trump, he now says it may be necessary for Republicans to create an entirely new party. "I now wonder really whether the Republican Party itself doesn't get so tainted by Trump that you have to think of the possibility of a new party or a really radically somehow revised or reformed party," Kristol told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Rick Klein on this week's "Powerhouse Politics" podcast. More from ABC's JORDYN PHELPS: http://abcn.ws/1UHdah8 LISTEN: http://abcn.ws/1Pj6mlD

This Week on 'This Week'

George Stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sunday on "This Week." Then, Trump campaign chair and chief strategist Paul Manafort weighs in on the general election battle with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, only on "This Week." And following President Obama's endorsement of Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders comes to "This Week" Sunday. Plus, the Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics, with ABC News contributor and Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, Republican strategist and pollster Kellyanne Conway, ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, editor and publisher of The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel, and ABC News contributor and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol. See the whole political picture, Sunday on "This Week."