it is topsy-turvy live news event kind of day. case in point, in a matter of about two minutes, we expect to hear from president biden. he will address the nation live on a number of topics, not the least of which is the abrupt stepback our country took today away from fairness and progress toward intolerance and discrimination. the conservative supreme court ruled 6-3 in favor of a colorado web designer, an evangelical named lori smith who refused to work on same sex weddings. the court said that the first amendment protected her from punishment. and it is a turning point decision that will flip the state of equal protections on its head and allow business owners to likewise evade punishment under similar laws in 29 states. and in the longer term, it could again signal a threat to the landmark decision of the 2015 case establishing the case of same sex couples to marry. and if you are wondering of the same sex couple, what they are doing, after being denied basic human decen
and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: protests outside the supreme court following two monumental rulings. in a 6-3 vote the high court ruled in favor of a colorado graphic designer who refused to design a custom wedding website for same-sex couples arguing at conflict with her christian faith. the majority putting her first amendment rights above the state s nondiscrimination law. today is certainly a day of victory but not just for me, for all americans. affirmed the government cannot force anyone to say something it doesn t believe. joey:the justices struck down president biden s $430 billion student loan bill. it would have allowed eligible borrowers to cancel $20,000 in debt. president biden: i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. rachel: this follows a
texas law enforcement alone has sees enough deadly fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in the entire united states of america. any war on drugs emerging in the key campaign issue. joe biden will never solve the fentanyl crisis. he is actively destroying our border. the stuff is just flooding in. it s affecting communities all across this country. what will it take to stop the flow of drugs into the united states? this is a red alert moment. it s punishing the drug itself really effective? what we need to assault this crisis in america. come together in bipartisan way. what is the best approach to the growing public health crisis? my guess this morning? dea administrator, anne and the entire ohio u.s. senate delegation. j.d. vance and democrat, shirt brown. a panel of experts on the front lines of this crisis. former chicago mayor, lightfoot. jen writer and dr. andrew colodny, the policy researcher collaborative at brandeis university. welcome to sunda
as the nation observes and extended independence day weekend, i find myself reflecting on how our country has been radically transformed by decisions handed down last week by the ultraconservative supreme court super majority. in their new america, higher education is further out of reach for people of color and those struggling financially to keep pace with skyrocketing tuitions and the skills of justice are tipped in favor of business owners who wish to discriminate on the basis of sexual preference and gender. against the rights of americans who simply want the freedom to if their lives openly, as they please. the biden administration has already mobilized the response to the sweeping rules and sweeping rulings, looking for work around s to restore and protect policies popular with the american people. i am hopeful some of these fixes will work, but i know it will take a larger movement to push back against a deeply ideological minority that has plotted for decades to take
they re donating 15, 25, $100 because they believe in donald trump. they re not giving him that money so he can pay his personal legal fees, and let s remember something he s a billionaire, self-professed billionaire. why can t he use his own money to pay his personal legal fees and not use money coming from the public? it s disgrateful. some straight talk there as presidential candidate chris christie essentially calls donald trump a grifter there on cnn as he continues his anti-trump campaign in the early stages of the 2024 race. meanwhile a book from former trump s chief of staff seems to dispute the former president s latest claim he did not show-off u.s. attack plans to people at his new jersey golf club. and president joe biden hits the road to highlight how bidennomics is helping every day americans. good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. let s get right to the headlines here.