disappointment saying colleges are stronger when they re racially diverse. we can t go backwards. you know, i know today s court decision is a severe disappointment to so many people including me. we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country. with me right now, politico s white house bureau chief jon jonathan lemire at the white house, and democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic party, basil, so jonathan, first to you, every time there s a supreme court decision we hear how consequential elections are. what s the fallout you re following here? you just heard from president biden express real dismay at the decision. he urged colleges to consider candidates backgrounds, races, ethnicities when it comes to institutions of higher learning. he was asked as he was leaving the room there after making his statement, he was asked by a reporter if this was a rogue court, meaning the supreme court, and he paused and
happy new year. i am kat timpf. greg is off today so he asked me to check in and see how your new year s is going so far. not bad? good enough. all take it. we had a great year of shows with some awesome guests. we can t wait to bring you more in 2024. until then let s look back at some of our favorite segments from the past few months. and joy. there is a new marvel movie out. apparently it sucks. i haven t seen it yet because i have better things to do. [ yelling ] the new flick is courtesy of disney who owns the marvel cinematic universe. the real marvel is how each movie they put out is getting worse and worse. the next superhero should be the incredible shrinking box office. the latest offering, the marvels, was the worst opening for a marvel movie ever. even worse than ironman versus little women. they got destroyed in that. in this universe women are as physically strong as men. i m talking actual women, not the ones with 5:00 shadows who can p in the snow. today e
gentleman. my interview with douglas emhoff as his role of the husband to vice president kamala harris. his thoughts and toxic masculinity, and his fight against antisemitism. i ve been in this role, being the first one, i m going to continue to lean in, speak up, speak out, and call out those who say silent. there s so many cowards out there who know better. emhoff also reveals aside if it s wife you may not know. closing in, donald trump s legal predicament thought a lot worse this week, just as he s about to speak to the sparse maga crowd at cpac former prosecutor and senator doug jones is here to discuss. when the city showed out. mary laurie laurie lightfoot did not make the top team in her bid for reelection. one of the candidates or did could county commissioner brendan johnson, joins us live. and 5 million bucks each. that s where the san francisco commission says should be play to black residents in reparations. we ll talk about. it i m jonathan capehart. this is
a debate coming up. john: begin with the supreme court hearing arguments today on what could be one of the most consequential rulings for higher education in decades. hello, john roberts in washington and hello to you this afternoon. gillian: good to be with you, john, on this spooky halloween. john: good to be with you as well. gillian: i m gillian turner. whether to end affirmative action policies in a pair of cases. john: opponents argue the criteria has harmed millions of students, particularly asian-americans. david spunt starts us off live outside the supreme court. did justice brown jackson recuse herself. that s right, because of her position on the harvard board of overseers, and her connections to harvard university. she thought it was best she sits out. there are two separate cases, overall affirmative action affects millions of students across the country and the justices began hearing two arguments three hours ago. started with the case out of the uni
greg: yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah. happy monday. oh, thank you, thank you. please, just hand your gifts over to the usher. so when the presidents of harvard, mit and the university of pennsylvania are exposed as dumb, dumber and dumbest s a great day for all of us. in case you missed it, these three leading educrats were grilled by bratwurst at a tailgate by congress on the issue of genocide. specifically calling for the genocide of jews does that constitute bullying or harassment? if it is directed and severe it is harassment. so the answer is yes. it is a context-dependent decision. calling for the genocide of jews does not constitute bullying and harassment. i have not heard the calling for genocide of jews on our campus. you heard chants of infa at that time a. i heard chants which can be anti-semitic depending on the context. at harvard does calling for the general side of jews qualify as bullying or harassment yes or no. it can be depending on th