truman shocked theco nation wita televised address announcing he was seizing control of the steel plants so as not to interrupt the war effort. within half an hour of that address lawyers for the steel companies had driven to a district court ivjudge s home i washington, d.c. and gotten the judge to set a hearing for the next morning, a hearing as to whether or not a president could actually do that. now, the merits of that case are really interesting. but the reason the steel seizure case matters today is the speed at which it was heard by the supreme court. the issue was so urgent for the steel workers, the unions, the steel companies, the u.s. military, it was so pressing that the case skipped the appeals process, and the supreme court heard oral arguments just ad little over a month after truman s announcement. they decided the case less than a month after that, which is like light speed in supreme court time. and that is why in special counsel jack smith s filing before
which reportedly captured donald trump telling michigan officials not to certify the 2020 election results. we re going to dig into that explosive, new reporting. plus, as trump continues to double down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a recent poll shows republican voters say that his racist language makes them more likely to vote for him. also ahead, america s mayor is broke. rudy giuliani filed for bankruptcy just days after being ordered to pay $146 million in his defamation case. and regrets, he s had a few. what republican presidential candidate ron desantis is saying is the one thing he wishes he could change about the gop primary. here s a hint, it s not anything that he did. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i m jonathan lemire, along with the bbc s katty kay, in for joe, mika, and willie. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, our friend, jennifer palmieri. also the co-host of the podcast, how to win 2024. y
today smith submitting a scathing replay to trump s request to slow walk the case which he called misguided. he writes, this case is so important to the public that it requires a, quote, immediate and definitive decision by this court. emphasizing, quote, the charges here are of the utmost gravity. smith reiterating how extraordinary and essential this ruling is writing, quote, this case involves for the first time in our nation s history criminal charges against a former president based on his actions while in office. and not just any questions. alleged agents to perpetuate himself in power. in preparation for this titanic matchup, both parties are beefing up their legal teams. smith is stackk his roster with a real heavy hitter. reportedlyriing in, quote, one of the most accomplished modern supreme court advocates who has argued more than 100 cases at the high court. meanwhile, trump has added three lawyers, including a veteran of the conservative legal community who has su
margaret: millions taking to the roads and skies ahead of the holiday weekend. may see wet weather out west. rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy, just days after a jury because he has to pay nearly $150 million. and tonight s eye on america, we ll tell you about the ai program that s helping airports track down your lost items. once we find that i am for them, they are so happy. margaret: and visiting children and newborns and even e christmas spirit under watch. merry christmas. [laughter] margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan in tonight for norah o donnell. an intense storm is slamming the west, impacting holiday travel, and we will get to it in a moment. but we begin in central europe, with a rare deadly mass shooting at a university campus. at least 14 people were killed and 25 others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire from the roof of a building at charles university in prague. that is the capital city of the czech republic. police say they late
he s already on the hook to pay nearly $150 million. the election workers attorney will be outfront. he was hired to find voter fraud. he s speaking out tonight right here. what did he find? let s go out front. good evening. hamas releasing new hostage video and this new video which the idf calls a criminal terror video shows three elderly men pleading for their release. one of the men is an 84-year-old man. i spoke to cooper s son last month shortly after his mother who had also been kidnapped was freed from hamas. we know that my father is alive. definitely, you know he s uninjured two weeks ago. and he knows that she was released. and yet he is still captive tonight. this video comes at a very perilous moment. the cia director met with israeli and qatari officials in an effort to try to free more hostages. there s talks that it could be constructive. the world saw the death of three hostages while raising white flags by israeli forces. they re death underscoring