Battles for former president donald trump. There were two big developments last night. Maine decided donald trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the ballot. The Secretary Of State citing the 14th Amendment which bans from office those who engage in insurrection. On the west coast, the california Secretary Of State deciding to keep trump on the ballot. All this putting even more pressure on the Supreme Court to weigh in. We want to bring in Vaughn Hillyard and former rnc executive Committee Member jennifer horn. Vaughn, start us off with maine. Reporter in the state of maine the decision of the Secretary Of State last night was much awaited. She had heard challenges in her role as Secretary Of State. This is where you get into the differences in what state law allows or puts the onus on a Secretary Of State to ultimately agent on. Thats where the role of the maine Secretary Of State says it is her responsibility to determine whether a candidate is qualified to run for presi
math? plus, a palestinian american student says she s lost more than 100 members of her family to israeli air strikes. other relatives, american citizens, she says, are still trying to leave gaza. she s here to share her story before speaking today at what organizers say will be the largest march for gaza in the u.s. since the start of the war. and some migrant families in new york will have to move out of their temporary housing this week. i ll speak to the city council s immigration committee chair about why she says the mayor is causing harm to vulnerable people. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. the first voting of 2024 happens on monday, so we will finally start to learn where republican voters stand in this consequential election year. but not at a place that s representative of america. iowa is around 90% white, according to census data, so it s no surprise that they re the majority of voters participating in the caucuses. but there are also black peopl
battles for former president donald trump. there were two big developments last night. maine decided donald trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the ballot. the secretary of state citing the 14th amendment which bans from office those who engage in insurrection. on the west coast, the california secretary of state deciding to keep trump on the ballot. all this putting even more pressure on the supreme court to weigh in. we want to bring in vaughn hillyard and former rnc executive committee member jennifer horn. vaughn, start us off with maine. reporter: in the state of maine the decision of the secretary of state last night was much awaited. she had heard challenges in her role as secretary of state. this is where you get into the differences in what state law allows or puts the onus on a secretary of state to ultimately agent on. that s where the role of the maine secretary of state says it is her responsibility to determine whether a candidate is qualified to