Little january 6th insurrection. The highest court in the land today kept him on the ballot in a ruling a dodges the facts of january 6th and trumps role in it. Instead, the Supreme Court handed trump a second gift on a constitutional technicality. The justices say that states do not have the power to bar candidates from running for federal office. They say, quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states responsible for enforcing section 3 against federal Office Holders and candidates, we reverse. Theyre referring to the decision by the Colorado State Supreme Court. Now, that court found that trump did engage in insurrection by trying to overturn the will of the voters by any means possible, including violence, and that section 3 of the 14th Amendment does, in fact, apply to the presidency. Now, the Supreme Courts decision today does not touch on either the question of whether trump is or is not an insurrectionist, or whether the text of section 3 applies to him.
Matter with their refusal to even consider a short term funding bill known as a continuing resolution. Its a measure which could realistically be brought to the floor of congress over the past few days before funding runs out next saturday at midnight. Instead, republican holdouts want to consider each appropriations bill separately which is a time consuming and extensive process that would take more than a week. Ahead of the call with republicans yesterday afternoon, speaker Kevin Mccarthy expressed a bit of hope, telling reporters he things when it gets down to crunch time the holdouts will, quote, hopefully move off. A few hours later, however, this meant, delusion a congressman garrett grace, a mccarthy ally, you will remember him, he was instrumental in the Debt Ceiling Negotiations of few months back. He had tougher words. He compared the holdouts to arsonists who burned their own houses down than want credit for putting the fire out, he added, quote, anyone who says we are going
The new pressure tactic the union is employing to ratchet up the stakes with the big three auto workers. New 911 audio captures moments after a pilot ejected from a military jet. Where he ended up and who came to his help. Senator indicted. The new jersey senator and his wife are facing stunning bribery allegations, wads of cash and gold bars and low he is responding to the charges. We have this heart warming reunion between a man rescued from the ocean and the team who saved his life. It has been a long week and nice to end with good news. It is a kind story and such a lovely reunion. We will get to. That we begin this hour with the drastic new step in the strike against the big three car companies. This is video by new walkouts by United Auto Workers members that started a few hours ago, from california, to massachusetts, more workers are joining the picket lines at General Motors and stellantis. As you can see on the mab, there was one walkout at a ford facility, and the union decid
Guilty as a member of first joint criminal enterprises of the following counts. Count to genocide count three persecution a crime against humanity. Im sara kelly we begin the day with a moment more than two decades in the making the man that they call the butcher of bosnia right go a lot will face life in prison for genocide war crimes and crimes against humanity the former Bosnian Serb Army chief was found to have led the slaughter of eight thousand muslim men and boys thats weapon itself and the siege of the bosnian capital sorry a vote where more than ten thousand civilians were killed these were some of the darkest days in recent Human History and the calls for justice and reconciliation there after they rang loud the tribunal which sought to do just that will close its doors later this year what lessons about International Justice will follow in its wake and has there really been reconciliation coming up we will ask one of the courts architects first a look at lot of his reign of
Up a tweet lands an american journalist behind bars in zimbabwe shes been charged with insulting president Robert Mugabe for calling him a quote selfish and sick man on twitter plus u. S. President donald trump sounds off for japan the first off on a fine nation asian tour but its north koreas looming Nuclear Threat is expected to top the agenda. Book and the show im sorry harmon its good to have you with us. The Prime Minister of lebanon has resigned unexpectedly taking a shot at a wrong as he went saw her accused tehran and its allies in lebanon of spreading chaos strife and destruction throughout the middle east hariri also suggested political enemies or targeting him for assassination iran has rejected his accusations calling them unfounded. The lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri his resignation came as a shock to the country in the television address from saudi arabia the lebanese leader Plame Dhahran and its lebanese proxy Group Hezbollah for what he called its meddling in the r