democracy that nobody is above the law. and that applies to presidents too. this is the ultimate test by kevin, how committed you are to that principle. 7 to 2. lisa rubin, thank you very much. that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. i m just waiting for the next kate shaw op-ed in the new york times. next kate shaw op-ed in she . she is probably better than beyond. thank you. thanks to you at home joining me this hour. in the year 2000, george w. bush became the first president in more than 100 years to win the presidency and lose the popular vote. in 2016, donald trump became the second. now, what made both the two responsible at the expense of the popular vote was the electoral college. but in 2000, it wasn t just that electoral college, it was also the supreme court. the 2000 election came down to the state of florida, the margin between al gore and george bush was 537 votes, a number that remai
in 1952, in the middle of the korean war, the united steel workers of america threatened to strike. but before they, could president truman shocked the nation with a televised address announcing he was seizing control of the steel plants so as not to interrupt the war effort. within half an hour of that address, lawyers for the steal companies had driven to a district court judges home in washington, d. c., and gotten the judge to set a hearing for the next morning. a hearing as to whether or not a could actually do that. now, the merits of that case a really interesting, but the reason the steele seizure case matters today is the speed at which was heard by the supreme court. the issue was so urgent for the steel workers, the unions, the steel companies, the u. s. military, it was so pressing that the case skipped the appeals process and the supreme court heard oral arguments just a little over a month after truman s announcement. they decided the case less than a month afte
should donald trump be treated like the rest of us or does his position as idol of the maga movement preclude him from something so silly as the law? you can guess the answer his lawyers are hoping for today, requesting a hearing in front of the full united states court of appeals in washington, d.c. specifically they are asking the court to narrow or throw out the gag order imposed on trump in the criminal case having to do with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and they would like a hold on the order while an appeal is considered. you will remember trial judge tanya chutkan first imposed the restriction on trump in october, holding him to the same standards as any other criminal defendant, that he shouldn t publicly attack witnesses, specific prosecutors or court staff members. two weeks ago a three-judge panel upheld that basic idea, although it narrowed the order s scope allowing trump a bit more latitude, particularly to talk about the special pro
supreme court, that donald trump is constitutionally disqualified from being on the ballot in the ste primary. the opinion pulls no punches. quote, president trump incited and encouraged the use of violence and lawless action to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. the tenor of president trump s messages to hisupporters in exshorting him to had an option to fight back. the cavalry was coming to find. here s where the colorado state supreme court went further, reversing the lower court s finding that donald trump doesn t qualify as a, quote, ofce under section 3 of the 14th amendment. section 3 of the 14th amendment is a civil war era amendment to the united states taken an eat from various state and offices. it rules that the founding officers backed that up, writing americans have referred to the president as an officer from the days of the founding fathers. this is seismic. this is unprecedented,nd this is very, very likely destined to go before the supreme court. no
steve kornacki will join me from the big board to break it all down. this afternoon, president biden will honor the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives one year ago today in the horrific uvalde mass shooting. after a moment of silence this hour coming up, in texas, across the state for the victims, their families and the community. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where speaker mccarthy just outlined his views about the debt ceiling stalemate, which a democratic official is calling, quote, a speed you bump in comments to nbc news, as the talks resume at the white house this hour, shifting from capitol hill. the treasury secretary re-emphasized this morning that there is only one week left, and that doesn t count the time needed to get a bill through both houses of congress. mccarthy said he would give his house 72 hours to read the bill once there s an agreement. the big obstacle, the size and scope of spending cuts that republicans are