The white house says it is monitoring what it described as haitis rapidly deteriorating security situation. France has become the first country to put a womans right to an abortion in the constitution, almost 50 years after it was first decriminalised in the country. A specialjoint sitting of both houses of the French Parliament voted for the amendment. Representatives of all major and minor parties spoke in favour, saying women would no longer have to live in fear of their rights being rescinded. And the European Commission has fined apple 2 billion for violating the eus anti trust laws. The competition commissioner, margarethe vestager, said the company had, for a decade, abused its dominant position in music streaming apps, and ordered the us tech giant to remove all the restrictions, and to refrain from similar practices in the future. Apple has said it will appeal against the decision. Its going to be a defining week for the 2024 president ial elections. Tomorrow is super tuesday. 15 states will old their republican and democratic primaries, which should put the former President Donald Trump within touching distance of his partys nomination. And today the Supreme Court smoothed his path, unanimously rejecting a decision in colorado to disqualify the former president from running in the primary. And so he will be reinstated to the ballot. Trump called the ruling a win for the country. We can now speak to attorney jason murray who challenged Donald Trumps eligibility to run for us president in front of the Supreme Court. Thank you very much for being with us. So, you lost. What did you make of the ruling . Of the ruling . Certainly we were disappointed of the ruling . Certainly we were disappointed that of the ruling . Certainly we were disappointed that the of the ruling . Certainly we were disappointed that the supreme | of the ruling . Certainly we were disappointed that the Supreme Court did not hold the decision by the court that donald trump was ineligible to stand on the ballot. But it was significant in what it didnt say. We had a whole trial here in colorado, five days where both sides had a chance to put up evidence, and the trial court found that donald trump had engaged in insurrection in an unlawful effort to retain power, and the us Supreme Court didnt examine raked that behaviour or even cast doubt on the findings of the trial court. So they ruled for donald trump, but it was really a technicality, so these issues of whether or not donald trump is eligible to be president under the 14th Amendment which was really what the case was about continuing to be issues in the public spotlight. 7 fine continuing to be issues in the public spotlight. . Continuing to be issues in the public spotlight. . One of the discussions public spotlight. . One of the discussions was public spotlight. . One of the discussions was whether public spotlight. . One of the discussions was whether the l discussions was whether the president intends to be an officer, because the court says that states cannot disqualify somebody from taking office under section three. What the Supreme Court decided was that the states dont have the power to exclude somebody on the basis of the 14th Amendment, but it didnt say about whether the 14th Amendment applies to people seeking the office of the presidency. It really was just about who can enforce it. And the court left the issue up to congress, and ultimately up to the American People to decide what to do with a Candidate Running for the presidency who is ineligible to hold that office, and so there is certainly a question Going Forward about whether congress will take up the courts legislation, providing eligibility for people like donald trump who engage in insurrection, and beyond that it will be a question for the American People, because as i mentioned earlier, we had a court here after a trial find that donald trump was ineligible, that donald trump was ineligible, that he had engaged in insurrection against the constitution in an effort to overturn a democratic election, and the Supreme Courts opinion cast doubt on that, people will have to consider that when they go to the polls. We will have to consider that when they go to the polls will have to consider that when they go to the polls. We mentioned in the first hour of go to the polls. We mentioned in the first hour of the go to the polls. We mentioned in the first hour of the programme go to the polls. We mentioned in the first hour of the programme about i first hour of the programme about what Amy Coney Barrett said in her opinion, saying that it is not helpful to talk about Political Division or then being one sided in their decision making. How do you feel about that, due to see anything in todays judgment would influence how they must later decide in april or probably do now on the immunity issue . It or probably do now on the immunity issue . ,. ,. , issue . It is hard to say whether the court is thinking issue . It is hard to say whether the court is thinking about issue . It is hard to say whether the court is thinking about these issue . It is hard to say whether the court is thinking about these two i court is thinking about these two cases in tandem or in isolation from one another. I think it is hard to imagine that they arent at some level thinking about both cases at the same time, but i think it would be speculation to read too much into that at this point. I do think again it is notable that not a single one of the nine justices on the Supreme Court said anything that could be interpreted as blessing what former President Trump did onjanuary the 6th. President trump did on january the 6th. ,. ,. , President Trump did on january the 6th. ,. , ,. , ~ President Trump did on january the 6th. ,. ,. , ~ , President Trump did on january the 6th. ,. ,. , ~ i. , President Trump did on january the 6th. Jason, thank you for coming on the programme 6th. Jason, thank you for coming on the programme. Always 6th. Jason, thank you for coming on the programme. Always good 6th. Jason, thank you for coming on the programme. Always good to 6th. Jason, thank you for coming on | the programme. Always good to talk to you, thank you. I the programme. Always good to talk to you. Thank vom to you, thank you. I really appreciated. To you, thank you. I really appreciated, thank to you, thank you. I really appreciated, thank you. I we know who the intended candidates are. As for who will win in november, that is much more in the balance. One of the biggest mysteries of the campaign so far is why joe biden is getting zero credit for americas booming economy. Gdp is up, inflation is down, thejobs market could hardly be better. Yet Consumer Sentiment remains low and is reflected in the polls. Four different polls had biden behind this weekend. 73 think President Biden was too old to run again. Do we have the polls . No, we dont. So lets bring in our panel on that. Confirmation of that, there you go i told you i was telling the truth. Rebecca harding, the path is now clear for buttle to commence. Why do you think American Voters are not giving credit tojoe biden on the economy . I giving credit to joe biden on the econom . ~ , giving credit to joe biden on the econom . ~ ,. , economy . I think there is a huge amount of economy . I think there is a huge amount of sentiment economy . I think there is a huge amount of sentiment that economy . I think there is a huge amount of sentiment that is economy . I think there is a huge l amount of sentiment that is going economy . I think there is a huge amount of sentiment that is going on here. I think it is about how americans are feeling rather than how the economy is actually behaving. So we are seeing that to some extent in the uk as well where you have actually got a sentiment of negativity that has crept in, and that plays very strongly into trumper� s hands. As soon as you have something where everybody is thinking things are not that good, evenif thinking things are not that good, even if they are good, which they are in america, americas economy is defining defying gravity at the moment. But it doesnt make any difference in the court of public opinion. Difference in the court of public oinion. A difference in the court of public oinion. N, a, difference in the court of public oinion. ,. Opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these polls opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these polls tell opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these polls tell us opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these polls tell us is opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these polls tell us is that opinion. Matthew barzun, i expect what these polls tell us is that the | what these polls tell us is that the lived experience of what it is really like out there is in collision or at least not correlating to the figures that we put out in our programme showing how good the economy is. People dont shop by the Consumer Prices index, they shop according to what the prices are, and if you look at what prices are, and if you look at what prices have been over the past two or three years, they are 20 higher. I think thats right. And i also think it is not always clear to what extent and this is true in your country as well, but how much voters feel that president ial policy directly impact the economy and how the economy directly impacts how they feel in their pocket book, in their wallet, so to speak. So those connections are not often clear. At your polling point, and he did believe you, i couldnt see the graphic, but i trust you the first president ial election that i could vote in was 1988, and you will remember that Michael Dukakis, he was from my home state of massachusetts, he was running against george hw bush, and Michael Dukakis was 1a points ahead. So i think it is worth remembering, he ended up not winning that contest. It is an eternity even though it is a super tuesday. It is an eternity even though it is a super tuesday. Yes, we are many months off. A super tuesday. Yes, we are many months off, and a super tuesday. Yes, we are many months off, and may a super tuesday. Yes, we are many months off, and may be a super tuesday. Yes, we are many months off, and may be the a super tuesday. Yes, we are many i months off, and may be the economy, if it is the economy, stupid, maybe it improved to the point where his chances go up. But he had 7 million more votes than donald trump last election, but in actual fact he only won the election by 43,000 votes when you look at three crucial swing states. And in all these swing states, he is currently under water. He is certainly not bringing his coalition together in the way the donald trump is. So is there something he needs to do you think, than the way they have run the campaign so far . Than the way they have run the campaign so far . Look, im not in it, so i campaign so far . Look, im not in it. So i dont campaign so far . Look, im not in it, so i dont know. Campaign so far . Look, im not in it, so i dont know. I campaign so far . Look, im not in it, so i dont know. I think campaign so far . Look, im not in it, so i dont know. I think they i it, so i dont know. I think they are doing the best they can. I think they are doing a good job. He is the kind of candidate that wants to run on his record, which i think is an impressive one, i would say that, im a fellow democrat. But as you say, it is really important and i would like to remind to show audiences that even though we talk about it like a National Election, what that colorado ruling on the previous guest was talking about, we dont actually have a National Election technically, it is 50 electoral contest in each state, so it does get, the numbers get pretty small, pretty specific pretty quickly, and the team is on the biden side in the trump side as well, incredibly focus on those things, and what you saw with 100,000 i think it was, michigan voters, organising, getting there to show up, to vote, on the surface the headlines were like, that is bad news for biden, 100,000 people organised and motivated, but he can have that discussion with those voters, and time to do so to try to convince them that he is the better alternative. Convince them that he is the better alternative alternative. Rebecca, you are a trade expert alternative. Rebecca, you are a trade expert. Plenty alternative. Rebecca, you are a trade expert. Plenty of alternative. Rebecca, you are a trade expert. Plenty of people | alternative. Rebecca, you are a l trade expert. Plenty of people in america give donald trump more credit for running the economy than joe biden. When you look at International Trade between 2016 and 2020, was it a success . 50 i International Trade between 2016 and 2020, was it a success . 2020, was it a success . So i think the short answer 2020, was it a success . So i think the short answer to 2020, was it a success . So i think the short answer to that 2020, was it a success . So i think the short answer to that question | 2020, was it a success . So i think. The short answer to that question is probably the short answer to that question is probably no. While American Trade always probably no. While American Trade always continue to dominate partly because always continue to dominate partly because of the dominance of the us dollar, because of the dominance of the us dollar, the because of the dominance of the us dollar, the problem has always been the size dollar, the problem has always been the size of dollar, the problem has always been the size of the deficit with china, and that the size of the deficit with china, and that is the size of the deficit with china, and that is still there. So the other and that is still there. So the other thing you are going to see coming other thing you are going to see coming into this election campaign, and this coming into this election campaign, and this is coming into this election campaign, and this is something that Againjoe Biden and this is something that Againjoe Biden isnt and this is something that Againjoe Biden isnt necessarily winning on at the biden isnt necessarily winning on at the moment, is the rhetoric in terms at the moment, is the rhetoric in terms of at the moment, is the rhetoric in terms of the us relationship with china, terms of the us relationship with china, and terms of the us relationship with china, and that Trade Relationship we are china, and that Trade Relationship we are likely to see a little bit of a debt we are likely to see a little bit of a debt going on at the moment, because a debt going on at the moment, because china and the United States realty because china and the United States really do because china and the United States really do need to Work Together on that really do need to Work Together on that but really do need to Work Together on that. But the most important thing here is that. But the most important thing here is it that. But the most important thing here is it is that. But the most important thing here is it is that geo economic conflict here is it is that geo economic conflict that we are seeing that is actually conflict that we are seeing that is actually very real, and that is something that again, it unsettles the us something that again, it unsettles the us electorate because they think thatiohs the us electorate because they think thatjobs are leaking out, and they think thatjobs are leaking out, and they think that thatjobs are leaking out, and they think that somewhere is doing better than the think that somewhere is doing better than the United States, and again, it means than the United States, and again, it means Thatjoe Biden is actually fighting it means Thatjoe Biden is actually fighting this election already on trumps fighting this election already on trumps terms, and that makes it very difficult, so in a sense he needs very difficult, so in a sense he needs to very difficult, so in a sense he needs to be able to take the battle to donald needs to be able to take the battle to donald trump rather than the other to donald trump rather than the other way to donald trump rather than the other way around, but the way things have been other way around, but the way things have been played at the moment, that is very have been played at the moment, that is very difficult. It is have been played at the moment, that is very difficult is very difficult. It is budget day here on wednesday, is very difficult. It is budget day here on wednesday, we is very difficult. It is budget day here on wednesday, we will. Is very difficult. It is budget day i here on wednesday, we will have a special programme on wednesday evening with a panel in the first hour to talk about the chancellor. The chancellor says he has a moral duty to cut the taxes of workers ahead of the election later this