$31 trillion in debt. and that massive tally continues to grow even after this bill. still, small government, congress, like steve moore, support the bill, calling it a step in the right direction. republican congressman on the other hand, chip roy, is referring to it as a turn sandwich. the washington times describes it as a win for the gop. trashing the deal for normalizing record spending with the president who can t find his parents. now some republican lawmakers, they are infuriated that the compromise maintains what is an unacceptably high level of covid era spending. and, in recovery purposes nearly $100 billion in spending instead of making outright points to the budget. this is a bill that pushes any further negotiation back into those until after the president election, which is a very key points of contention. many republicans want to get another negotiation for next year s presidential election. they fear handing democrats a blank check if they keep the white hous
appeal a bombshell court decision out of colorado. the state s supreme court disqualifying trump from colorado s 2024 primary ballot, where this goes next. plus, the candidates trailing trump in the polls rushing to his defense. the impact on the campaign trail. also ahead, breaking point, a new record number of migrant crossings at the southern border passing a record set only two weeks ago. and later, israel s president saying he is ready for another pause in fighting in the war with hamas. could it lead to the release of more hostages. great to have you with us, i m ana cabrera. it is 10:00 eastern, and this morning lawyers for donald trump are vowing to appeal a bombshell decision from the colorado supreme court. that court disqualifying the former president from the state s ballot in a 4-3 ruling. this is a first of its kind decision in a case brought by some republican voters. the court says trump engaged in 2021, and that disquafies him on constitutional gro
a rush to judgment. the special counsel jack smith urging the supreme court not to wait to decide a critical question concerning donald trump. is he entitled to immunity for crimes he may have committed as president? and growing influence. two months of war brought on by hamas s attack on israel hasn t hurt the terror group sway over gaza. in fact, maybe the opposite. and under fire again, harvard s president now facing questions over whether she committed plagiarism, this after avoiding calls for her to resign over her testimony on antisemitism. can she survive another controversy? following these major stories and many, more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the special counsel prosecuting donald trump wants to fast-track a key dispute in the case right to the supreme court. today, jack smith again urged justices to weigh in now on whether a former president can be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed while in office. it is an issue that has never been test
angeles and this is america s late news fox news at night. breaking tonight, the colorado supreme court says president trump can no longer appear on the ballot there in 2024 undoing a lower court ruling that said he could try again for the nation s top political office. there are accusations of partisanship and another presidential candidate says if trump can t be on colorado s ballot, he doesn t want to be either. the fight is not expected to end here. chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live in los angeles with the late breaking details and what happens next. hey jonathan. reporter: good evening, rich. there is no question, this is an explosive decision. and while it s not the last word, it has the potential to transform the 2024 presidential race. moments after the news broke, donald trump took the stage at a campaign rally in iowa. but the former president made no mention of the colorado supreme court ruling that he is ineligible to be listed on the state s primary bal
bret: okay. thanks, greg. greg: thank you. good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. another record for migrant encounters as a federal appeals court puts a halt to the biden administration s plan to remove a barrier along that border. we will take you there live. sweaty palms among former associates of the late sex offender jeffrey epstein as their names could soon be made public. the latest on this. and remembering the first female justice on the u.s. supreme court tonight but, first, breaking tonight, on the heels of disappointing poll numbers across the board, worries among democrats that president biden could drag down the rest of the democratic party next november. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has that as she starts us off tonight live from the north lawn, good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. americans are upset about the state of the economy. and hunter biden s tax crimes put a spotlight on the president s messaging that things woul