while republicans in colorado asked the u.s. supreme court to overturn his unprecedented disqualification there. we are going to go in-depth on it all in head ahead. plus, this. what you want me to say about slavery? haley s comment. the former south carolina governor seems to forget what the civil war was really about. the big backtrack from her campaign as the race for the white house heats up. the iowa caucus in new hampshire primary just weeks away. when they go low, well, we go high. expert advice on how to navigate the land mines when talking politics with your family and your friends. good saturday morning to you all. i m michael steele. we begin with donald trump s battle to stay on the ballot in 2024. late thursday night, secretary of state, shana bellows ruled trump was ineligible to be on the states primary ballot. her decision joins colorado supreme court last week, which also found that the ex president was ineligible. both states say trump is in violation of
your dvr. america reports now. this has done nothing but helped donald trump which is ironic given the nature of the people filing the actions in the states. they hate donald trump and yet they are helping him ee enormously. to impeach me for doing my job is wrong. the story is wrong, just dead wrong and hoping the court will put it to bed. john: the ballot battle on all sides await challenges from former president trump s legal team could come as early as today. two states booted trump from their primary ballots and several more consider taking similar action. and with that, welcome back to america reports this tuesday of the new year. i m john roberts. good to spend it with you. gillian: you too, john, gillian turner in for sandra. this is america reports . the former president is set to appeal the colorado decision up to the supreme court and also under maine. they claim he engaged in insurrection during the january 6th riot. john: it could have implicat
the story starts now. john and gillian, happy new year. i m trace gallagher in for martha maccallum. a bomb shell update to a story we ve been following closely ever since this testimony last month. you understand that this call for intyfada is to commit gen se against israel. that type of hateful speech is abhorrent. do you believe that type of speech is contrary to harvard s code of conduct or is it allowed at harvard. it s at odds can you not say it s against the we embrace a commitment to free expression even views that are objectionable, offensive, hateful. it s when the speech crosses in to conduct that violating our policies against bullying does that speech not cross that barrier? does that speech not call for the genocide of jews and the elimination of israel? now claudine gay is stepping down after backlash of that and the plagiarism she s been on the job six months and two days. dave rubin and robert wolf are standing by. first to molly li
a lot to get to this morning, including another state removing donald trump from the 2024 republican presidential primary ballot. we will have expert legal and political analysis all not big decision from maine secretary of state. plus we will show you nikki haley attempt at cleaning up her highly criticized answer on the cause of the civil war. , also ahead, the latest from gaza. israeli forces continue to strike refugee camps where it believes hamas terrorists are hiding. this comes as the biden administration is putting more pressure on israel to protect civilians inside gaza. plus we ll take a look at the stories that dominated 2023, from two wars overseas to chaos on capitol hill, as well as the former presidents many legal battles as he enters a presidential election. a lot to go through. witness for all of it, nbc news national affairs analyst john heilemann, president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politicsnation the reverend al sharpton, washingto
to determine when to get on the road, there is your. guidance probably sooner rather than later. because the roads will be packed starting around 5:00 this evening. alex? i agree, just wait one more hour until the show is over and then hit the road. blaine alexander, thank you so much. moments, the alarm bells are ringing but former trump white house insiders are saying his possible return to power how political battles are intensifying in the keep to keep donald trump off the primary ballot in several states. the new warning from the doj to texas. texas. good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with new reporting in a new warning that the new york times has donald trump s lawyers plan to file challenges as early as tuesday to ongoing efforts to disqualify the former president from the ballot in maine and colorado. this as three former trump insiders are sounding a new alarm, a potential second