we begin with a fox news alert. election night 2023 is well underway. polls are closed in several key states where close races could serve as maybe a small preview of coming attractions for the 2024 election. in a moment we will take you live on the ground in virginia were governor glenn youngkin gop turnout strategy is putting put to the test. we ll state republicans be able to flip the senate and hold on to the house while a heavy lift for share but will bring you the latest results straight ahead tonight. plus we will check with kentucky where the race has now been called for the incumbent democrat andy beshear. we are also tracking another governor fosse race in mississippi. abortion referendum in ohio and a state supreme court race in pennsylvania. also tonight coming up, house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan will join us. we have a lot of breaking news with details from today s hearing with hunter biden s doj guardian angel turned special counsel david weiss and
thanks, greg. greg: you got it. bret: good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, the u.s. strikes back hitting iran-backed proxies carrying out a series of airstrikes today in eastern syria. this, as houthi militants have shot down an american reaper drone off the coast of yemen. that follows dozens of recent attacks we have been telling you about against facilities housing u.s. troops. this is increasing. another pushback by the u.s. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight with the latest. good evening, jennifer. jenngood evening bret. new airstrikes against iranian targets in northeastern syria. we now have a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin, quote: today at president biden s direction, u.s. military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern syria used by iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps. the irgc, and affiliated groups. this strike was conducted by two u.s. f-15s against a weapons
angle. to a fox news alert. president biden is set to speak at 7:45 p.m. eastern on the supreme court s immunity ruling. we ll bring it to you when he comes out. but, first: another great day for trump and another bad day for the liberal media my top line legal thoughts are cray cray. look like wearing red jerseys or even maga hats basically the supreme court said in the past week no rules for the powerful, no rights for the powerless. imperial presidency now made concrete. it is about an imperial court imperial presidency. contrary to the ridiculous hyperbole from the left today. the high court s ruling isn t issue earning in the second come 6 caesar. what does the actual 6-3 opinion say? quote the nature of presidential power entitles a former president from absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preexclusive constitutional authorities. and that there is no immunity for unofficial acts. in other words, the president shoul
andrea mitchell has more news now. right now, the supreme court ruling 6-3 that the president of the united states does have immunity for official acts. in the most anticipated case of the year, the supreme court redraws the line between presidential and private acts, saying that he can be prosecuted for unofficial acts, but denying donald trump s request for complete immunity. much of mr. trump s alleged conduct in the federal election interference case could be off limits. that case now further delayed into after the election as the case is going back to the district court to decide what is official and what is not before there can even be a trial. plus, continuing the fight. the biden family circling the wagons after the president s disastrous debate performance. elected officials willing to give him a few days to prove he s up to a grueling campaign. privately, many of them are questioning whether this was one bad night or something more serious. good day, everyone. t
it is good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, a decision that dramatically reshapes the future of presidential power in this country. the supreme court ruling donald trump is partially shielded from prosecution in the january 6th case. the historic opinion by chief justice john roberts. plus, the scathing dissent from sonia sotomayor, calling the decision a loaded gun that basically makes the president a king. plus, what this all means for special counsel jack smith and when now might this case finally go to trial. our legal experts are standing by. we re also getting new reaction from the trump and biden campaigns. how will today s decision impact an already tumultuous presidential race. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. let s get right to nbc news legal correspondent lisa rubin. give us the big picture, what this means for presidential power and equal responsibility under the law? chris, t