To republican control of the senate. Stop garvey. Adam schiff for senate. Im adam schiff, and i approve this message. 1808836464. Thats 1808836464. Im Fred Pleitgen in tehran. And this is cnn welcome to. Cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez alongside jessica dean in washington. And in just moments were going to see some pivotal humans in the Georgia Election subversion case against donald trump and his codefendants, Attorneys For Trump and his codefendants are going to deliver Closing Arguments in their push to disqualify the person who brought thats sweeping case, Fulton County District Attorney, fani willis. They claimed that willis financially benefited from her romantic relationship with one of her top prosecutors nathan wade. Now the judge will ultimately decide if the defense proved those explosive allegations were going to take you live inside the courtroom once those presentations again, which we are expecting momentarily, but first lets take you to Zachary Cohen who was outside
Decision does and what it does not do. And were talking about just hours before voters in key states go to the polls. Thats exactly right here. This is the biggest electionrelated decision from the court in nearly a quarter century. And it comes just hours before Super Tuesday. And here a Unanimous Court ruling that the state of colorado cannot remove former President Trump from the ballot under Section Three of the 14th Amendment, the socalled insurrectionist ban. The court writing quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states, responsible for enforcing Section Three against federal Office Holders and candidates, we reverse we conclude that states may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office, but states have no power under the constitution to enforce Section Three with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency and dana, they talked about their concern that if individual states where each able to make different decisions, that it
Big win for trump just in time for Super Tuesday, the lead starts right now. All Nine Supreme Court justices agree. Colorado cannot judge just kicked trump off its 2024 ballots, regardless of what he did on january 6 coming up the sharp divide we see in the court over important details despite this unanimous ruling. Plus well get reaction from trumps Top Republican challenger, nikki haley and from a conservative judge who thought the us Supreme Court should disqualify ill fight trump. Also this hour. A white house, welcome for a key israeli official, not nicknamed bebe instead, the welcome is for bibi is cheap political opponent. Does this signal a new strategy for the United States . Top Biden Administration official john kirby is here to respond and cnn on the ground found in yet another war torn country, this time its hating. Were there to see up close how the explosion of gangs and crime have taken over. Plus how haitis problems spill into the United States welcome to the lead. Im
Today, in a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that its not up to states to bar trump from their ballots under the 14th Amendment, so he gets to stay on the ballot in colorado, where the primary is tomorrow, maine, and illinois. They cant kick him off either. This decision is significant because the Supreme Court has never had to rule before on whether or not states have the power to disqualify a candidate, even an insurrectionist. This outcome is not necessarily surprising. The moment most legal experts heard the Oral Arguments and, specifically the back and forth with the justices, most of them predicted the court wouldnt take the step of barring the republican front runner from the ballot, that they would find a way out, and they did. Now, would a different outcome have sent a stronger message that you cannot foment an insurrection and be allowed to run for federal office . Yes, it would have. Would it be better for the prospects of president bidens reelection if donald trump go
Pace simmering tensions over taiwan and the South China Sea setting the stage for a catastrophic showdown as the world teeters on the brink of a new era of Warfare Machines Making Life And Death decisions on the battlefield. Will ripley, cnn, taipei and thanks for joining us. Anderson starts now tonight on 360 is surprisingly favorable day for donald trump. The High Court Says he can stay on colorados ballot and every other states to also tonight with most american st. Joe biden is too old to serve four more years. Well talk to a reporter who spoke at length with the president that hell be, hell detail the biden he saw then later some rare reporting inside haiti where armed gangs moved the streets and Civil Society is coming apart at the seams. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for your time. John king sitting in for anderson tonight, we begin with one certain thing. Donald j. Trump will be on the ballot in all 50 states, the Supreme Court today, making it a reality and making history, se