decide whether or not our democracy will survive. that s not hyperbolic. and the battle for the ballot, at least for a, now i will the colorado lawsuit. removing trump from the primary ballot in that state and the legal precedent it could set for other state challenges. and rushing to defend, why the republicans who are actually running against donald trump now defending him in the wake of the colorado ruling? i am ayman wilkie dean, let s get started. this week, something remarkable unfolded in our nation s capital. president biden publicly addressed a group of people who are set to have an extraordinary impact on the upcoming 2024 presidential elections. the nine justices who sit on the united states supreme court. on tuesday, president biden delivered a eulogy at the funeral of the first female justice, sandra day o connor, and in his remarks, the president hailed o connor as an american pioneer, noting her commitment to the court in the rule of law. to her, the