good to be with you, i m katy tur. we re watching a couple of stories, incoming an update from the governor of maine on the mass shooting last week. we re going to bring the news out of that. first, there are some major developments out of israel. the idf says it freed a hostage inside gaza. colonel yuri magadesh was e retrieved. she is said to be in good condition. as for the rest of the hostages, prime minister benjamin netanyahu today argued the ground incursion and intense bombardment are helpful. our common assessment of all of the not only cabinet members but the security forces and the military is that the ground action actually creates the possibility, not the certainty, but the possibility of getting our hostages out. because hamas will not do it unless they re under pressure. they simply will not do it. you ll notice netanyahu was speaking in english there. that was a press conference for foreign media, an acknowledgment that israel needs to convince the world t
cases. robert, what do you make of it? i think this particular supreme court, it s very difficult to predict what they re going to do. on the one hand, we had the dobbs decision overturning roe v. wade, but on the other hand, we just had the voting rights decision upheld, much of the redistricting provisions of that. the roberts court has been a very back and and forth court when it comes to making some of these big decisions. we look at affirmative action, it s one of the most effective federal tools that s ever been created for bridging the generational wealth gap, for providing more opportunities for women and minorities both in higher education and a causeway that has led e to success. the primary beneficiaries of affirmative action have been middle class white women who have prosperedded more than any other group, and i think it would be very controversial if the supreme court decides to overturn that decision. griff: giancarlo, what do you make of the fact that we re hearing qu
The dispute arises from Zurich’s refusal to cover a 2014 lawsuit that an affirmative-action group filed against Harvard, alleging that the university’s admissions policies violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
paul: the supreme court gearing up for oral arguments in two of most closely watched races of the term, challenging the admission practices of harvard university of north carolina. what role if any race should play in the process? we are back with dan heninger, kim strassel and jason riley. the allegation is they discriminate against asian americans in particular. what the evidence to back their case? asian americans are being admitted in love much lower percentages than in the past while the percentage of black americans being admitted into those schools has been rising. the plaintiffs notably the asian american plaintiffs argue this is a violation of title vi of the civil rights act which if you receive federal-aid you should not discriminate on the basis of race. the colleges keep arguing they
dollars go to teaching that trash in our military academy, yes or no? $1? no. laura: congressman, lieutenant colonel, thank you. now, speaking of powerful agencies and the defense s fear, my next guest, senator tom cotton, is investing any one of the biggest u.s. defense contractors out there using training material that promotes critical race theory. in a letter to the company s chairman and ceo, cotton writing in part, title vi of the civil rights act ensures no person in the u.s. shall on the ground of race color or national origin be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. joining me now is senator tom cotton, member of the senate armed services committee. senator cotton, the defense industry is no different from any of these other big corporations that are under enormous pressure to bow down to the left on this, but how much