the trump justices that make up the supreme court right now. so this is something that president biden, yes, is concerned about but, frankly, can do little about it at least in the short term. u.s. democratic senator joe manchin is calling for a pause in his party s push to pass a massive $3.5 trillion spending bill which is a major piece of president biden s agenda. manchin is a key figure in the senate where all 50 democrats must work together for the legislation to pass. the moderate democrat has long been skeptical of the staggering price tag and says more time is needed to assess the trajectory of the pandemic. democrats had planned to having a vote by the end of the month. coming up on cnn newsroom, the latest details on a terror attack at a new zealand super market and how isis ideology may have played a role. plus a behind the scenes look at the last military flight out of afghanistan. what the man in charge of the mission had in mind as the c-17 took off. we ll explain
justice department to look into the legality of this. now, the attorney general merrick garland also said that his department was looking into what they can do to uphold the woman s right to choose. but this is something the white house is limited in what they can do. the senate and the house, there is not overwhelming support, particularly in the senate to codify roe v. wade into law. so this is something that the white house is, quite frankly, limited to do. and the president is being pushed by progress is and democrats to expand the supreme court, to support a plan to add more justices. of course liberal justices in their view to the supreme court. he s never been a fan of that. but there is a commission studying if that will work. but the bottom line, wolf, is that is not going to happen. this is something that really is a consequence of the election. the supreme court, you know, is based on the trump justices that make up the supreme court right now. so this is something that pres