top supreme court now at the center of another presidential election. that s tonight on newsnight. good evening, i m abby philip in new york. breaking tonight, the high court gets settled with the highest responsibility. not whether you can vote for donald trump is now subject of a fight that will end up before the nine justices of its conservative super majority. the colorado supreme court handing up a dramatic roll in tonight to disqualify former president trump from the ballot. the colorado court answered yes over 213 pages to question after question. yes, the january 6th storming of the capital was an insurrection. yes, donald trump engaged in that insurrection. yes, donald trump expected and wanted violence on that day. and yes, the courts have the authority to enforce the 14th amendment. yes again, section three of the 14th amendment does in fact applied to the presidency and arguing otherwise is, quote, flatly unfaithful to what the framers demanded. tonight, the
the supreme court, now at the center of another presidential election. that s tonight, on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in the new york. breaking tonight, the high court gets saddled with the highest responsibility. now whether you can vote for donald trump, is now the subject of a fight that will end up before the nine justices of its conservative super majority. the colorado supreme court, handing up a dramatic ruling tonight to disqualify former president trump from the ballot. the colorado court answered yes, over 213 pages, to question after question. yes, the january 6th storming of the capital was an insurrection. yes, donald trump engaged in that insurrection. yes, donald trump expected, and wanted, violence on that day. and yes, the courts have the authority to enforce the 14th amendment. yes, again, section three of the 14th amendment does in fact apply to the presidency, and arguing otherwise is, quote, flatly unfaithful to what the framers demand
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visit finishyourdiploma.org to find free and supportive adult education centers near you. happening now, thousands are gathered on the national mall supporting israel and demanding the release of the hostages that hamas is holding. plus, the health care system in gaza collapsing. the u.n. warns only one hospital in northern gaza remains operational. but israel insists hamas is using civilian infrastructure to hold weapons and hostages. and the house set to vote this afternoon on speaker mike johnson s plan to fund the government with just three days left before a potential shutdown. the far right house freedom caucus already came out against the plan. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. today, tens of thousands of people are marching here in the nation s capital, showing solidarity with israel and demanding the release of hostages that hamas is holding right now. the rally is coming as joe bide
The days top stories from around the world, from politics and money, to sports and pop culture. Fraught discussion. The president is so far quiet today and that changes the more he watches television and talks to some friends. President trump Summer Vacation is sounding more like a venting session. At the Trump National golf club in new jersey today, the president out of public view and raging on twitter over the russia probe. More than before, hes zeroing in on the Trump Tower Meeting between top Campaign Officials and a russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics and went nowhere. I did not know about it. That sunday tweet was the most direct acknowledgment yet for the real purpose of the meeting, part of Robert Muellers inquiry. It shows how brazenly misleading the original explanation of the meeting was when donald trump
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