the election, the lead starts right now. we have a brand-new cnn report revealing how trump operatives drew fake elector ballots to d.c. in a last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 election, we will bring you those details and audiotapes delay detailing their plot, nikki haley under scrutiny over controversial comments she made on the campaign trail, the exchange she had with one man in new hampshire and how her campaign is responding today, taking you on the road. the house were four university of iowa students were demolished just hours ago, why some of the victims families were pushing for it to be torn down after the suspect trial. welcome to the lead, everyone, i m in for jake tapper, we start for breaking news, cnn has revealed a chaotic last-ditch effort by former president trump s campaign to get fake elector ballots to d.c., they were trying to get the fake ballots to former vice president mike pence and a final push to overturn the 2020 election, it involved a hap
and could a conviction in any of these cases be a tipping point for voters? scheduling nightmare aside in all of this, the former president might not even get on the republican ballot in some states. we ve got a wave of new developments in the effort to disqualify trump ahead of the primaries. where it s working and where it s getting kind of messy. meanwhile, in d.c., another motion has been filed by jack smith in donald trump s election interference case. what the special counsel is now asking the judge to block the former president from doing during trial proceedings. let s dive right in. joining us now is washington post senior political reporter aaron blake, former congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards, and msnbc political analyst, democratic strategist, and pollster cornell belcher. thanks for being here. aaron, let s start with you. as we approach the new year, paint a picture of this, if you could, of just how chaotic this could get. only one of do
gio benitez on the travel impact. rob marciano with the forecast. the crisis at the border. more buses heading north to sanctuary cities, as officials plead for help from washington. what they re doing now, as their communities are pushed to the breaking point. the new agreement between the u.s. and mexico, as a large migrant caravan moves towards the border. overseas, the war between israel and hamas. another american hostage confirmed dead. a wife, mother, and grandmother. her husband was also killed. and why israel says it could expand operations in southern lebanon. britt clennett from israel. in the race for the white house, former south carolina governor nikki haley under fire and trying to clarify her comments a day after she failed to mention the word slavery when asked about the cause of the civil war. how her gop rivals are responding. the moment police in texas swarm a home, the site of an alleged murder plot. why authorities say the teenage suspect lured h
presidential actions on january 6th, and is disqualifiedro holding office under section iii of theh amendment. importantly eedd was the ticking countdown clock, giving any party, not just donald trump, until january 4th to appeal to the supreme court and saying if anyone asks the supreme court to review this case, then donald trump s name stays on the ballot until the supreme court weighs in. well, no surprise, the disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president made a lot of noise after the ruling came out whining and bloviating and promising to, quote, swiftly file an appeal to the supreme court. but then a funny thing happened. while trump and his lawye were working on that swift appeal look who beat him to t proverbial punch, the colorado republican party, who filed their owneal urging the justices to take up the case and d while mr. trump is expected toil his own petition in the coming days, the move by the colorado republican party has a, quote, practical i
the tsa screening 2.6 million passengers on wednesday, more than expected. tomorrow likely to be even busier. gio benitez on the travel impact. rob marciano with the forecast. the crisis at the border. more buses heading north to sanctuary cities, as officials plead for help from washington. what they re doing now, as their communities are pushed to the breaking point. the new agreement between the u.s. and mexico, as a large migrant caravan moves towards the border. overseas, the war between israel and hamas. another american hostage confirmed dead. a wife, mother, and grandmother. her husband was also killed. and why israel says it could expand operations in southern lebanon. britt clennett from israel. in the race for the white house, former south carolina governor nikki haley under fire and trying to clarify her comments a day after she failed to mention the word slavery when asked about the cause of the civil war. how her gop rivals have responding. the moment po