and could a conviction in any of these cases be a tipping point for voters? scheduling nightmare aside in all of this, the former president might not even get on the republican ballot in some states. we ve got a wave of new developments in the effort to disqualify trump ahead of the primaries. where it s working and where it s getting kind of messy. meanwhile, in d.c., another motion has been filed by jack smith in donald trump s election interference case. what the special counsel is now asking the judge to block the former president from doing during trial proceedings. let s dive right in. joining us now is washington post senior political reporter aaron blake, former congresswoman and msnbc political analyst donna edwards, and msnbc political analyst, democratic strategist, and pollster cornell belcher. thanks for being here. aaron, let s start with you. as we approach the new year, paint a picture of this, if you could, of just how chaotic this could get. only one of do
plus, israel is barring refugee camps as part of new efforts to find hostages. the head of the idf insists the war will go on for months but some critics think that will not be enough time to wipe out hamas. and jack smith calling on the d.c. court to do something that sounds almost unthinkable. stop donald trump from injecting politics into his election interference trial. we re going to start with secretary of state blinken. all right. we re going to start with blinken and dhs secretary set to meet with mexico s president as we speak. the two countries grappling with what the u.s. is calling quote unprecedented levels of migration as well as security challenges on both sides of the southern border. now, these discussions taking on even more urgency as a massive new caravan of roughly 8,000 mie migrants or more are making their way to the united states. the u.s. is already struggling to deal with a record number of migrants. nearly 50,000 arriving last week alone, overwhel
away, he will run a source telling cnn. it s no longer helpful or necessary to not just say the obvious. the exact day, however, still being debated. already the oldest person to serve the president would be weeks away from his 82nd birthday. should he win a second term advisors tell cnn the decision to announce comes at a time with the campaign fields it needs to energize voters about the president. his policies. and a second term. mattingly our chief white house correspondent joins me, so no date has been set. not finalized, i think is probably the best way to frame things, but advisors have made clear and have been privately meeting and planning to announce on tuesday of next week, and the reason that s important and it would be through a campaign video. it s not going to be a major rally, but officials start to things launch that we have long expected long been told, was coming, but never really had a firm timeline on that seems to be shifting pretty clearly. that date on
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brian hooper ahead on cnn newsroom president joe biden is expected to announce his officially running for a second term next week ahead. we ll look at what led to his decision, plus with sudan on the brink of all out civil war, one side announces yet another ceasefire to coincide with the end of ramadan. but there s no guarantee the fighting will stop and as nato s top leader visits kiev presidents, lynskey says it s time for ukraine to join the alliance. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. well, what has long been an open secret will soon become official. us. president joe biden is planning to seek a second term is advisors say the campaign launch is expected to happen as early as next week, likely on tuesday , biden is already the oldest person to serve as president and would be just weeks away from his 82nd birthday. should he win a second term. the qu
of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brian hooper ahead here on cnn newsroom, putting months of speculation to rest. president joe biden is expected to officially announced the launch of his reelection campaign as soon as next week. is one side in the conflict in sudan announces a 72 hour ceasefire. the u. s military is making plans to get americans out of the country if it becomes necessary and a new arrest in the investigation of the birthday party shooting in alabama left four people dead. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. us president joe biden has repeatedly hinted that he will run for re election next year. but soon it will finally be official. multiple sources familiar with the matter tells cnn. his campaign is preparing for a video announcement on tuesday, exactly four years after he launched his last bid. it s hoped that will ignite and aggressive fundraising effort to help democrats hold t