in the republican-controlled house. democratic congressman greg landsman joins me to discuss. and, running scared. far-right congresswoman lauren boebert switches districts after a are now former scandal plagued here. her now democratic opponent adam frisch is here. i am paola ramos, in for ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. we begin this hour with major developments in donald trump s 2024 ballot saga. on thursday, and historic move, made secretary of state removes the former president from the states presidential primary ballot under the constitution s insurrection cause. democratic secretary of state bellows now becomes the first election official to take this action unilaterally. in a 30 page decision, bellows explained that she did not come to this conclusion lightly, writing, quote, i am mindful that no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on section three of the 14th amendment. i am also mindful, however, that no pr
officials decide to remove donald trump from maine s primary ballot. but what happens next? and could other states follow suit? i ll talk to one of the lead plaintiffs in the case. plus, the do nothing congress. congressional republicans face a hefty to-do list when they return to work in the new year. including keeping the government open. so why are they already putting their focus on an impeachment inquiry into president biden, despite no evidence of wrongdoing? and as the war between israel and hamas wages on, we will take a closer look at how the conflict has become a political and religious flash point, in this country. a powerful discussion with a diverse group of faith leaders is coming up. we begin this hour with donald trump getting the booed off the 2024 primary ballot in a 2nd state. on thursday, in a historic move, main secretary of state shenna bellows ruled that trump is not qualified to hold the office of the presidency under section 3 of the 14th amendment to
today on inside politics, disqualified. the state of maine becomes the second to say donald trump is an insurrectionist barred from seeking the presidency. now it s up to the supreme court. plus damage control mode. with just days to go until the first votes are cast, nikki haley is trying to move past a controversy. her opponents are not so eager to let her. and where have all the democrats gone? i ll talk to a leading liberal political analyst about how he thinks the party lost its way with working class voters and the dilemma democrats face in turning it around. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. first up is donald trump eligible to be president again? that s the legal question face ing this country after maine became the second state to say he s not buzz of the 14th amendment s ban on insurrectionists holding federal office. it is a recipe for constitutional chaos at the supreme court will almost surely have to solve. cnn senior repo
as we begin a new hour, a breaking news on this holiday weekend. special counsel jack smith delivers a newfound, an urgent urging an appeals court to dismiss former president trump s immunity claims. ahead, what that means for the case and when we could get a ruling. plus, nikki haley s campaign playing cleanup after she botched a simple question about the civil war. what her answer says about the state of the gop and its base. also ahead, but look at how the polls have shifted over the course of 2023 and what that means for 2024. and why and immigration law in texas is drawing the attention of the justice department. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa, where several gop presidential candidates are spending the weekend in hopes of dismantling donald trump s hold over that republican party. that includes former south carolina governor nikki haley. but as she works to capture momentum from a surge and the polls, her campaign is also cleaning up he
kicked off the ballot, or at least kicked off the ball pending appeal. more proof that donald j trump is having a hard time shaking the i word, insurrection. and that the republican front runner is heading into the new year with section three of the 14th amendment nipping at his seals. first, there was colorado. now, its main saying that trump is disqualified from being on the ballot. let s not forget that more than a dozen other states, with the 14th amendment have cases pending. 14 amid cases. the new ruling by the secretary of state s as inspiring as it is somber. quote, i conclude, as did the colorado supreme court that the record establishes that mr. trump, over the course of several months and culminating on january 6th, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to blame his supporters and direct them to the capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election, and the peaceful transfer of power. i likewise conclude that mr. trump was aware of the likelihood for v