bret: good evening, welcome to washington. i m mike emanuel in for bret baier. new evidence that iran is helping houthi militants disrupt traffic on the red sea. taxpayers spent money on migrant housing. why is some of it not being used? we check in with weather and traffic on one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year. mike: but, first, breaking tonight, a major decision from the u.s. supreme court as justices refuse to consider former president trump s request for immunity from prosecution. the case will instead go to an appeals court early next month. this is considered a victory for the former president and setback for special counsel jack smith it. could have huge ramifications is the coming election year. senior national correspondent rich edson at the white house tonight has details. good evening, rich. good evening, mike. an election already with significant uncertainty just had more injected into it this afternoon. the supreme court s refusal to soon
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trump s alleged hush money scheme will soon have an unexpected witness as the manhattan district attorney weighs indicting the former president. and if he is arrested, trump s attorney warns of mayhem to come. on both sides of the atlantic, major moves are being made to try to restore faith in the global banking system. china s president is making his first trip to moscow since the war in ukraine began. we will look at what both sides are hoping to get out of the visit. good to have you with us. donald trump is bracing for what could be an eventful week in one of his legal battles. the former u.s. president has called on supporters to protest his potential arrest on tuesday over a hush money investigation in new york. in the coming hours, we could learn new details about that probe when his former attorney, michael cohen, appears before a grand jury. cohen s former legal adviser, robert costello, is also expected to offer evidence, which a source says would challenge co
trump s alleged hush money scheme will soon have an unexpected witness as the manhattan district attorney weighs indicting the former president. and if he is arrested, trump s attorney warns of mayhem to come. china s president is making his first trip to moscow since the war in ukraine began. what xi jinping and vladimir putin hope to achieve at their meeting. the u.s. federal reserve is taking steps to keep cash flowing as major moves are being made to help restore confidence in the global banking system. good to have you with us. a day after donald trump urged supporters to protest his potential indictment in new york, his legal team has further stoked tensions by warning of unrest if the former president is arrested. let s see if they arrest him, but i ll tell you what, if they choose to do so for a misdemeanor, which frankly he didn t even do, it is going to cause mayhem, paula. it s just a very scary time in our country. i do think security should be in place if