a rush to judgment. the special counsel jack smith urging the supreme court not to wait to decide a critical question concerning donald trump. is he entitled to immunity for crimes he may have committed as president? and growing influence. two months of war brought on by hamas s attack on israel hasn t hurt the terror group sway over gaza. in fact, maybe the opposite. and under fire again, harvard s president now facing questions over whether she committed plagiarism, this after avoiding calls for her to resign over her testimony on antisemitism. can she survive another controversy? following these major stories and many, more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the special counsel prosecuting donald trump wants to fast-track a key dispute in the case right to the supreme court. today, jack smith again urged justices to weigh in now on whether a former president can be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed while in office. it is an issue that has never been test
emily: colorado supreme court has made historic and unprecedented decision to remove former president donald trump from the ballot. it appears deep blue california is making moves to potentially follow suit with lieutenant governor saying every legal option must be explored. hello, this is outnumbered, i m emily compagno. joining me today, co-host of the bottom line, dagen mcdowell. fox news contributor tammy bruce, former state department spokesperson morgan ortagus and retired nypd inspector, attorney and founder of ops desk.org, paul mauro. a potential trump challenge as do-or-die issue, writing in a letter to secretary of state, i urge you to explore every legal option to remove former president donald trump from california s 2024 presidential primary ballot. this is a dire matter, she writes, that puts at stake the sanctity of our constitution and democracy. adding to the drama, california trump challenge may only be getting started, legal efforts to disqualify him i
congress meantime out for the holidays, but they left a whole lot behind, including aid for israel and ukraine, funding to keep the government open, and border security. and just in to cnn. harvard s president under scrutiny. what she is doing as congress launches an investigation. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we begin with the supreme court facing hugely consequential decisions at the moment that could determine the fate of donald trump and the presidential election. trump using a delay tactic in one those major cases, asking the supreme court to hold off on deciding whether he has immunity from prosecution. perez special counsel jack smith is asking for an answer because trump is about to go on trial. they are urging the court, slow down, stay out of the dispute. they say the supreme court shouldn t be rushed into making one a decision so soon. going straight to the supreme court next week to appeal that historic ruling that kicked him off the bal
katie pavlich and raymond if arroyo, and welcome to the big weekend show. the big story tonight, president trump s takedown. he surprised a packed house at the ufc fight in las vegas. [cheers and applause] and they are all rising inside t-mobile arena to pay their respects. to the former leader of these united states of america. donald trump is a massive ufc fan, he s watching our fight nights at home, but he had been omni present at our fight nights this year. that s an entrance. he went after president biden moments ago. joe biden and the democrat party are incapable of solving new problem. there s any problem. there s not a problem they re been able to so. crooked joe is a low iq individual. [cheers and applause] and he is truly the worst, most incompetent and most corrupt president in the history of our country. in a brand new fox news poll giving trump a whopping 57-point lead e over desantis who is far back in second place, and trump has a strong lead
mayorkas back on capitol hill today to participate in border policy talks as the senate is postponing their holiday break to continue negotiating a possible immigration deal, which house lawmakers have demanded in exchange for additional u.s. assistance to ukraine. welcome to fox news live. i m griff jenkins. hour two, here we go, aishah. aishah: here we go, griff. i m aishah hasnie. u.s. border protection worning agents to be on the lookout for explosive devices after the mexican military obtained ten ieds on the border. what do we know, alexandria? reporter: this is nothing new and explosive devices housed on the mexican side of the border. as for what s going on in congress right now, emergency aid funding for aid in israel and ukraine and con ting gent on lawmakers contingent on u.s. border policy agreement and the senate indeed pushed back its holiday recess. secretary mayorkas arrived back on the hill earlier to continue meetings with senate negotiators and we ve lear