And thank you all so much for joining us. Cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts right now the Supreme Court picks the path of least resistance. Thats tonight on newsnight good evening im abby philip in new york and tonight, the Supreme Court pulled out the legal Jumper Cables to start the most consequential political week of the election so far thursday, President Biden will paint his vision for the country and for his own campaign delivering the state of the Union Address to a massive primetime audience but tomorrow, Super Tuesday, and it may effectively end the republican nominating contest. Today, the Supreme Court made sure that if it does, the man who is likely to emerge as the victor will actually appear on the ballot. And a nine to nothing ruling. The justices effectively cleared the decks for donald trump. They said the colorado got it wrong when it stated that he should be erased from the ballot. Now, added all up and the justices did something that trump actually liked quite
Against donald trump and get rid of this nightmare . Dude, ive been preaching it for the last six or eight months. I dont know why the party doesnt corral around one of these individuals on the stage to just say, this is the horse thats going to ride us to a brave new world. And they just cant. Because that base, small though it is, hes outsized in the money it produces, and the power it wields. And that, even in a parliamentary system, can overwhelm the system sometimes. Yeah, i was going to say, just look what happened to will hurd. As you said, booed there just for speaking truth to power. On a personal note, michael, i just want to say that its the first time ive seen you in person. Thank you so much for filling in for me a couple of weeks ago, i really appreciate it. The time off i owe you one, my friend. No pleasure, no pleasure. That just took a cold brew youve got it. Next time i see a pint consider it done. Good evening and welcome to ayman. The case against donald trump for t
at 9 am eastern. plus, abortion rights forces, defeating sealing kentucky s fate as a abortion free state. the one who ran the campaign to save it in campuses, is we talk to her later this hour. men, it s not something you usually need to do to prepare for election day, but this year i think a lesson on these grand meaning of gaslighting is in order. that s coming up. velshi starts now. good morning to you, it is sunday, november 6th. i m ali velshi. we are two days away from election day, the first results of the 2022 midterms. this election will determine how the balance of power will shift in congress, and state leadership across the country. which is gonna lay the groundwork, and have crucial implications for the 2024 elections historically in the mid term, the sitting president almost always loses seats in congress. that s a pattern democrats are looking to break but it may be difficult considering their slumber jordy s in both dreamers of congress. republicans nee
mexico while their asylum cases are under review. so what do these major rulings say about the direction of the court, and what can we expect for the next term? ilya shapiro is author of supreme disorder, which is available on paperback on tuesday. ilya, welcome. good to see you here. historic term for the supreme court. did the court surprise you with its ending? the court finally colessed; has, the conservative majority that has long been promised, expected, feared, vaunted finally came together this term. and i don t know whether it was terribly surprising, but it was a little breathtaking to see it actually happen. this is what, you know, many people thought would happen once all of these justices, particularly the trump-appointed ones, got on the bench, but it didn t happen last year on the bench, it didn t happen right when brett kavanaugh was confirmed. but here with all of this constellation of issues that you listed there, it really took a significant jump. and,
Without a speaker. Many more republicans are now starting this new week by jumping into that chaotic and messy race. We have that report coming up later. Our top story is the prosecutors on offense in the trump coup cases. Jack smith has already put pressure on Defendant Trump after winning that partial gag order. Now, if youve been following the news, d. A. Willis has just won convictions on the eve of her first rico trial. Indeed, that was supposed to start today, but she won it so decisively, there is no trial. Ill explain. Two Trump Lawyers pled guilty two days ago nay row, showing new concern today that he is worrie they will testify against him and it will be damaging. He posted a new statement, which asserts, referring to Sydney Powell that she was, quote, one of millions who thought the 2020 president ial election was rigged and stolen. Thats his typo, by the way. He goes on to say, quote, ms. Powell was not my attorney and never was. That claim is false, but it is also telling