republican rivals are crisscrossing early voting states, attempting to cut into his support in the new year. but they are battling their own conflicts. backlash grows for nikki haley over her response to a question on the civil war. we will dig into the latest on the race. new developments in gaza. israel is accused of hitting the same area they told people to seek refuge. they are facing allegations of firing on an aid convoy. as we gear up for the ball to drop in times square to ring in 2024, we are taking a look back at the biggest stories of 2023, the entire year, and what a year it has been. we begin the hour with the big pre-new year s push on the campaign trail. the republican presidential candidates are spread out across the early voting states of iowa and new hampshire today, as they try to find enough support to turn the tide against frontrunner donald trump. the clock is kicking as we are just 17 days away from the iowa caucus, and 25 days from the new ham
kicked off the ballot, or at least kicked off the ball pending appeal. more proof that donald j trump is having a hard time shaking the i word, insurrection. and that the republican front runner is heading into the new year with section three of the 14th amendment nipping at his seals. first, there was colorado. now, its main saying that trump is disqualified from being on the ballot. let s not forget that more than a dozen other states, with the 14th amendment have cases pending. 14 amid cases. the new ruling by the secretary of state s as inspiring as it is somber. quote, i conclude, as did the colorado supreme court that the record establishes that mr. trump, over the course of several months and culminating on january 6th, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to blame his supporters and direct them to the capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election, and the peaceful transfer of power. i likewise conclude that mr. trump was aware of the likelihood for v
ballot bombshell. the special counsel argues that former president trump does not have immunity. mr. trump was engaged in that insurrection. would the supreme court buy that argument. former january 6th committee member jamie raskin is here, and closing in. two weeks until iowa and nikki haley is still cleaning up comments about the civil war. her allies say her opponents disagree. new hampshire is seeing the slippery, slick nikki haley. how will she fare in new hampshire? governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. plus, american epidemic. this holiday season, there s a new public health crisis, isolation. people are feeling more lonely. why and how can we fix it? senator chris murphy is here ahead. hello, i m dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is finishing a wild 2023, and looking ahead to a pivotal 2024. we are 15 days from the iowa caucuses, closing out a seismic week in an already extraordinary republican primary. in a new filing last n
colorado and maine on tuesday following the decisions in both states to remove him from the ballot for the 2024 gop primary. petition in colorado set to head so the supreme court for a ruling. welcome to fox news live, everyone. i m anita vogel and, griff, we have another hour packed with news to go. griff: here we go, anita. great to be with you. the colorado republican party filed an appeal for the decision in their state earlier this week leading to trump being put back on the ballot until a decision is reached. alexandria hoff kicks things off this hour for us with the latest. hi, alex. hey, griff, we re waiting for the supreme court to weigh in and that ll be criminal and the legal battles are hardly confined to maine and colorado. there s 13 states with pending action to bar trump from the gop primary ballot and using a civil war era clause in the constitution that bans a person involved in insurrection from holding public office. what makes the decision out of maine
good morning. welcome to morning joe. that s a look at times square. we re a heart of hours the ball the will drop and we ll turn the page to 2024. good morning. joe and mika have the morning off. a lot to get to this morning, including another state remove donald trump from the republican presidential ballot. we will have expert legal and political analysis on that big decision from maine s secretary of state. plus nikki haley s attempt at cleaning up her highly criticized answer on the cause of the civil war. also forces continue to strike refugee camps where it believes hamas terrorists are hiding. this comes as the biden administration is putting more pressure to protect civilians. plus we ll take a look at the stories that dominated 2023 from two wars overseas to chaos on capitol hill, as well as the former president s many legal battles as he enters the presidential election. a lot to go through. with us for all of us is nbc news national affairs analyst john heilem