single sentence that favors or even slightly sympathizes with donald trump s argument for presidential immunity. instead, the d.c. appeals court stands up trump s defenses only to knock them down one by one. the judges reached back through history citing case law from the early 1800s along with founders themselves on how they envisioned the power and limitations of the presidency. the court concludes quote, for the purposes of h criminal case, former president trump has become citizen trump with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant. on trump s argument that the separation of powers doctrine bars judicial review of executive actions, the court cited presidents nixon and truman, both of whom were found to have exceeded their authority by the supreme court. nixon on trying to shield his tapes and truman on trying to seize steel mills. they also cited an 1882 supreme court ruling that said officers of the government can be sued pulling directly from the decision, q
it s good to be back with you on this second hour. at this hour, president biden s critical next move. he says he has decided on the u.s. response to the drone attack that killed three u.s. soldiers in jordan but what it is, where, and when, he isn t revealing. plus, cori bush confirming she is the target of a justice department probe over her campaign spending. what we know this hour live from washington. plus, homeland security secretary under the microscope as house republicans hold another meeting moving closer to impeachment. our reporters are following all of the latest developments. let s start with keir simons now. president biden has made his decision clear. at least that he s made the decision clear, but what he s going to do against iran is an ongoing question. what s the latest, keir? secretary of state blinken not saying when the response from the u.s. might come, but saying it would likely be sustained over time, multilevel and could come in stages. as quest
sean: welcome to hannity and happy new year and happy election year. the exodus out of big states like new jersey, california, illinois, new york, it continues. in fact, tonight, we are broadcasting from my new home, the great free state of florida. like so many americans, i left new york for good and now am in the state with warmer weather, law and order, better education, more freedom, better quality of life and no state income tax. now, here is my prediction. this mass migration out of deep, blue states like the ones i just mentioned, that will continue unless and until they change their governing philosophies that are overtaxing people, overregulating people. they are underperforming at schools and safety and issues of public importance. that s why it is happening. no matter what state you call home, i will say this, 2024 is going to be a critical year, not only for our country but for the world, as anyone who has lived in new york will tell you. elections have conseque
it s time for us to be this sunday, taking on trump. the republican primary field will be expanding this week as florida governor ron desantis and tim scott both jump into the 2024 race. think the party has developed a party of losing. it s time for us to be proud to be americans and proud of our president. can either candidate make the case he s the better alternative than donald trump and unite the party process in the primary battle ahead? i ll talk to republican congressman byron donald of florida who is currently backing donald trump. plus, flirting with disaster. debt ceiling negotiations break down, restart and then stop again. default is not an option. this white house will not acknowledge that they re spending too much. what s really going on inside the talks. is either side negotiating in good faith? and how serious is the june 1st deadline for a catastrophic default? i ll talk to treasury secretary janet yellen. and abortion follow ticks. republic
11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. tonight, round two of the debt ceiling showdown. this time, ending on a hopeful note. president biden has scrapped part of the major trip abroad over the possible risk of default. then, donald trump and ron desantis go head to head on abortion legislation, while an abortion ban denies north carolina. elon musk s latest trader troubles, how his own line actions having any real life consequences? as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. with just two weeks to go before a possible default, president biden, vice president harris, and the top four congressional leaders met today in the oval office to try and find a way out of the crisis. in a sign of the urgency of the moment, we learned that the president will be cutting his trip to asia short so that he can get back to washington to negotiate. nbc s kelly o donnell has more on the two sides and what they are saying to