ed lavendera, cnn, eagle pass. the biden administration is suing the state of texas over the state s controversial immigration law set to go into effect in march. the law gives local authorities the power to arrest and order deportation of migrants. but enforcement of immigration law is a federal responsibility. and the biden administration argues the new texas measure is unconstitutional. it is one of several controversial actions taken by governor abbott who has made it a practice to send asylum seekers to democratic led states and cities. new york city has received thousands of migrants sent from texas. we are on the cusp of the first nominating contest in the republican race for the white house. the iowa caucuses, which are now less than two weeks away. and december polling shows trump still has a commanding
aware of a fox news alert right now. there is a senate committee on the hill set to grill janet napolitano in the secret service prostitution matter. even more agent were dismissed late yesterday after an agent argued with a prostitute at a hotel in colombia, days before president obama s arrival at a summit. some senators want to know if white house personnel were involved. we bring you highlights from that and any headlines that come out of it. martha: now arguments over arizona s controversial immigration law set to get underway in the supreme court. as democratic lawmakers holding hearings on another way they could go through to block the law if things don t go their way in the supreme court. republicans are calling that move political theater. here is arizona senator jon kyl. the timing of the hearing on the eve of the supreme court argument and the fact that the chairman of the committee did not consult with any of us, did not consult with either senator mccain or me for exampl
murray s team says jackson gave himself the fatal dose. yesterday jurors heard jackson slurring his words in an audio recording made just weeks before he died. he was talking about his upcoming shows in london. when people leave my show, i want them to say, i ve never seen nothing like this in my life. murray faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if he is convicted. iran is planning to send navy ships near the atlantic coast of the united states, at least that s what a commander has told iran s state-run news agency. why, you ask? that commander says iran will do it because the u.s. does the same thing near the marine border. the u.s. defense department has not commented on this. american ships have been deployed to the persian gulf in the past. it looks like 41 years of good fortune have run out for a fugitive. george wright is a convicted killer who escaped from a new jersey prison in 1970 and later hijacked a plane to algeria. he mana
that is the case would the people who are benefiting now be willing to completely overhaul the system. it would require a huge change in the form of a bill called the fair elections now act which would change the way we pay for campaigns with emphasis on lots of small donners instead of a small number of very large donors. it has got bipartisan support in congress. if you want information go to fair elections.org and check it out and see if your member of congress is a sponsor. shannon: campaign finance is a big topic from the white house to the courthouse to capitol hill. we know there is a lot of emotions on that. mary, thank you very much for coming in today. thank you for having me. the nebraska city council suspended a voter approved immigration law set to take effect on thursday and residents of fremont, nebraska, are learning that sometimes a majority vote isn t always enough. terry flannagan is one of the folks not happy about the
take long to peer over in this direction, and you can visibly see stained sand. regardless of the amount or intensity or toxicity, this oil wasn t here two months ago and it s going to take a long time for it naturally to break down and get back to where this beach was before the oil spill. absolutely. that s good stuff. rob, appreciate it. we need to know that. still to come, racial profiling or a fairway to fight illegal immigration? two guests sound off on arizona s immigration law set to take effect tomorrow. let s take a look at the numbers big board. new york stock exchange trading down 26 points. we ll follow these numbers throughout the day.