touch every single person in this country. how major decisions on affirmative action, lgbtq rights and much more are reshaping america. plus, supreme showdown. this is not a normal court. biden lashed out at the supermajority. the left said it is time to do something about it. we re witnessing the most radical politicized supreme court in recent history. and the fight to beat donald trump. no more excuses. 2024 is the time to put up or shut up. half way through the year, the ex-president is still clobbering the gop field. we have a massive lead. leading by so much that people don t even want to put out the numbers. they don t even believe them. is his nomination inevitable? hello and welcome to inside politics sunday , i m abby phillip. one year after ending a federal ban on abortion, the supreme court s conservative supermajority has now flexed its muscle once again over key aspects of american life. in a block bluster ruling, a finale to term, the six
court, for the second time in two years, reversed nearly 50 years of precedent on an issue that has significantly helped improve the lives of americans. last year it was undoing protections for women to make decisions about their own reproductive health. today it s undoing the consideration of race in college admissions, which has let helped level educational opportunities for minority students, like me. 30 years or so ago. it is a court that is looking to move the country backwards. as president biden told msnbc s nicole wallace earlier today. it s done more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history. and that s what i meant by not normal. i find it just so out of sorts with the basic value system of the american people. and i think across the board the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions this court is making. he s right. it s not just of the radical conservative supreme court is undoing decades o
roe v. wade. take a look at the decision today. take a look at how it s how it s ruled on a number of issues that have been precedent for 50, 60 years sometimes. across the board, the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions this court is making. that s president joe biden yesterday on msnbc, reacting to the supreme court overturning the use of affirmative action in college admissions. you know, willie, it was a fascinating interview. i have to say, though, a little concerned. the new york washington post new york post, which is morning joe s paper of record also, people come up to me and ask why. it s simple. they won more pulitzer prizes collectively than all other newspapers. look it up. look it up if you don t believe me. that s why. anyway, don t look it up. they have on the cover online, like, joe biden walking off set, right? it s like he got lost. kind of like barnicle. we ask him a question, and he walks off in
of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 much stronger than expected. that s raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders weren t the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been seized upon by president biden, who is battling for re election. he s been suffering poor approval ratings for his handling of the economy, as american households feel the impact of higher prices on their finances. from new york, here s michelle fleury. for an economy many said was headed for recession, the us continues to defy expectations. in the final three months of last year, the american economy grew faster than expected, expanding at an annual rate of 3.3% while inflation fell. growth for th
titanic tourist submersible died while diving towards the ship s wreckage. we ll have the latest on the investigation into this disaster. also ahead president joe biden welcomes indian prime minister modi to the white house. we ll have a look at last night s state dinner and what the visit means for u.s. foreign relations. plus, tomorrow marks one year since the overturning of roe v. wade, and new polling shows a majority of americans do not approve of the supreme court s decision. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 23rd. we made it. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. some sad news to report. all five people aboard the missing titan submersible are believed to be dead after debris found near the titanic was found to be consistent with a catastrophic implosion according to the united states coast guard. part of titan s pressure chamber along with other pieces were found by a remote operated vehicle about 1,600 feet from