School was wrong to punish her. A trump family rift. He is miffed at his soninlaw Jared Kushner over a book deal. Plus, a big meeting of cdc Vaccine Advisors tries to settle some big questions. Will we need Booster Shots and when, and is there a link between vaccines and Heart Problems in a small group of kids . We have been receiving reports from other countries of potential issues of myocarditis. Theres been this question as to whether its associated with these mrna vaccines and if it has, what the risk is. I think the data well see this afternoon at this meeting will overwhelmingly demonstrate that the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks. Up first, the Biden Administration at a crossroads. The president wants a big and bipartisan deal on infrastructure, but progressives in his own party are mad that the president and moderate Senate Democrats wont chuck the filibuster to make progress on another critical agenda item, Voting Rights. Here in the studio cnns jeff zeleny, rac
Scotland. Aberdeen fresh but sunny. The rest of the country, South Westerly Winds will push in thick cloud. Here is the outlook, the weekend and into next week, pretty much every weather icon the government has updated the definition of extremism, but who decides what individuals and groups are extremist . And what if they get it wrong . Tonight on newsnight. The independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and of state threat legislation is unimpressed. What constitutes hatred or intolerance is very much in the eye of the beholder. Im sure the government has acted with the best of intentions, but there is, of course, a risk it will be seen as a political decision. The senior government mp bob seely is here to explain how it works. Also tonight razor sharp criticism of israels actions in gaza by Chuck Schumer, americas most seniorjewish politician and the Us Senate Majority leader. The target of his ire . Benjamin neta nyahu himself. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. Israel c
not just say that liz cheney and i were on different proverbial teams. i would say we were from different proverbial planets. and they are planets that are mostly at war with each other. and she s a politician. i m not a politician. i m just a person. but i am definitely a liberal and she is definitely a hardcore conservative. and i disagree with liz cheney on like really on everything you can think of. on the environment, on abortion rights, profoundly. i think she s not just wrong on abortion, she is capital w wrong on abortion in a terrible way. i disagree with her vehemently on voting rights and on the iraq war and the afghanistan war and our relationship or lack thereof with iran and our approach to terrorism and torture and guns and like mining and intellectual property and the rules of the house of representatives. honestly, i once even got mad at liz cheney about fishing. and it s the one thing you d think we have in common. right? even on fishing i got mad at her a
claudia: welcome back to a special edition of fox news live. former president donald trump asking a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal case alleging he interfered in the 2020 election. the president and his legal team claiming absolute presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. welcome to a brand-new hour of fox news live. merry christmas, i m claudia cowen. i m rich edson. trump s filing with the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. comes one day after a big setback for special counsel jack smith. the u.s. supreme court refused his request to fast track his immunity claim for trump. the case hinges on whether president trump was acting as president or a candidate. his strategy is to run out the clock and he has a lot of tools to do that. and he may be successful. the issue here i think everyone agrees that there is something called absolute immunity for your official functions, if you are performing an official function the president has immunity and
Thank you so much for letting us into your home during these extraordinary times. We are grateful. Beth beet with ari melber start rights now. We start with Breaking News a legal first for President Biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland Upending Washington today with an announcement, he is appointing a special counsel to hand it will probe of classified do you means found in joe bidens office at home. This is a significant legal development. No matter what happens from here. Its also the kind of twist that would have seemed like a movie plot even just a few months ago when former President Trump was clashing with the doj over his handling and alleged mishanding of classified material. Would have felt like a twist in the last couple weeks when bidens team was optimistic after the midterms and then the gops chaotic start to the congress. Garland did not preview plans at all. He announced he would deliver remarks today. Didnt deliver the topic and then said the words that tend to rattle