the federal election case brought by special counsel jack smith has been on hold for more than six months now. that in and of itself a victory for trump as he uses every lever of the justice system available to any criminal deft to his advantage. to avoid standing trial before the election in november, at which point if he prevails and is elected, he can dismiss the felony counts he faces for attempting a coup. as we have pointed out on this patrol before, every day that goes by without a decision one way or the other from the supreme court is a victory for trump. it s a day that trump gets closer to his goal. it s a glaring delay for many other reasons as well. there s the fact that not one but two of the nine justices are facing calls for recusal. one whose home flew a flag flown by the january 6th insurrectionists at the catch toll on his property. the other has a wife who was involved in urging state legislatures to overturn joe biden s victory. there s the facts at hand
word. tonight the biden campaign calls out trump s comments on race. new tensions with israel. the fallout from benjamin netanyahu video slamming the biden administration. louisiana has a new law. the 10 commandments must be posted in all school classrooms. the constitutional showdown on this wednesday night. good evening, once again. we are now 139 days away from the election. today marks 159 years since the last black slaves were given their freedom in texas. a day recognized as juneteenth and millions of americans from coast to coast celebrate. this is the fourth year that juneteenth has been designated a federal holiday. president biden signed into law in 2021. his campaign is out with a new powerful added. this juneteenth, we salute those who built this country. those who sacrificed, suffered, and refused to be defined by pain or silenced by oppression. we celebrate freedom. freedom to live, breathe, play, choose, marry, vote. with joe biden and kamala harris,
legend, willy mays, considered by many to be the game s greatest all around player. and also ahead donald trump s latest gaff with the city of milwaukee where the republican national convention will be held in less than a month. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 19th. it is indeed juneteenth. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. today americans nationwide are marking juneteenth also known as emancipation day. the emancipation proclamation freeing enslaved people in the confederate states was signed in 1863 but it did immediately end slavery in places that remained under confederate control. but it wasn t until june 19, 1865, two full years later, that union troops arrived in galveston, texas, and told more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state that they were now free. the news was met with large celebrations, and in remembrance black communities across the country hold events, parties, and parades. the holida
fast track a vote on banning bump stocks following the supreme court s controversial decision to make them legal again. and we ll have new reporting on just what donald trump is looking for in a possible running mate as we re now less than a month away from the republican national convention. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 18th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a lot of news to get to this morning. we ll begin here. president biden will take new executive action today that will remove the threat of deportation for hundreds of thousands of people who are married to united states citizens. the program known as parole in place would apply to about a half a million undocumented immigrants. it would allow them to stay in the country while applying for green card status. the current law requires them to return to their home countries to start such a process, which can take years to complete. to qualify new applicants
criminal conviction? today, the campaign announced a $50 million ad. part of which will be used to highlight the simple fact that their opponent is now a felon. and if there goal is to break through a broad audience with that fact a week before the debate, the announcement is pretty good start. we are going to play in full in just a few minutes and talk to deputy campaign manager about the strategy behind it. but first, as we get closer to election day 2024, it is clear that a key piece of the trump strategy is to continue to stop the same lines they pushed in 2020. and you would think that after charges were brought against the former president at the federal level and against many of his accolades in five different states, they might try a different approach. maybe cut it all out but instead, four years later, the same dog is relying on the same old tricks. but this time, the language is actually getting darker. listen to how trump talk about the election over the weekend.