Happy Monday. Get ready for yet another week dominated by the debate
over abortion rights, as the impending decision expected to overturn Roe
v. Wade sucks up all the oxygen in Washington. 

Two major storylines to watch this week, as Democrats gear up to go on
offense:

1) Senate tees up abortion vote — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
is expected to file cloture today on a bill by Sen. Richard Blumenthal
(D-Conn.) that would enshrine a statutory right to abortion nationwide.

2) Democrats seize on McConnell's national abortion ban remarks —
Democratic strategists are salivating over comments Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell made in a USA Today interview that published
Saturday.

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