of nikki haley. haley s biggest rival, former president trump, wasn t on the ballot. this contest doesn t really count because the delegates will be awarded based on caucus results. that contest will not be held until thursday. haley won t be on the ballot then, but gop frontrunner trump is. if he wins, he stands to collect up to 26 delegates. nevada gop rules prevented candidates from participating in both contests, but eligible voters can vote in both. nikki haley s campaign isn t happy about the situation, saying that s why they didn t devote resources is in the silver state. but we have not spent a dime nor an ounce of energy on nevada. we made the decision early on that we were not going to pay $55,000 to a trump entity that, you know, two participated in a process that was rigged for trump. not unexpectedly, president biden won the democratic. he was on the ballot along with marianne williamson. and then none of these candidates option. the south carolina primary is
and more shocking pictures coming out of vermont. rapid flood waters pounding that area following those massive storms. so much damage that the federal government has now officially declared a state of emergency there. so lots to get to, but we begin with the high stakes nato summit in lithuania. members making decisions that could change the course of the war in ukraine and that are already reshaping the alliance itself. this as the man with arguably the most at stake, ukrainian president zelenskyy here, you see him arriving ending speculation on whether he would even be invited or show up to this summit. well, he will meet, as we said, with president biden tomorrow less than three days after the president poured cold water on the idea of ukraine joining the transatlantic alliance. and ahead of his speech, where he ll make his case for his country s membership. zelenskyy tweeted earlier today uncertainty is weakness. nbc s monica alba is traveling with president biden in lit
launching a massive air war against him in iowa. the drama, it affected my family. you know? with my own sister, i didn t get inviting to her thanksgiving after a while. and brand-new details on new big money patrons for supreme court justice clarence thomas. when all in starts right now. good evening, from miami i am katie phang, and for kiss hayes. tonight, a development in the classified documents case against donald trump. this comes as a form of a filing from trump s coconspirator and codefendant walt nafta. today, his lawyers started to get the first hearing in the classified documents case postponed indefinitely. they filed this motion, asking federal district court judge aileen cannon to delay the hearing not a clean thing in his motion that the date doesn t work, because nauta lead lawyer stanley woodward is set to begin a trial for another client in washington, d.c. this week. notably, that clients is a federal jury go kwan, a former trump appointee at the sta
a ziplock baggy filled with cocaine found just steps from the west wing where guests are often ushered through the white house. now the question who dropped it, setting off sunday s hazmat evacuation. then, the phenomenon unique to the united states, gun violence in america reaching a new level of horror. 356 mass shootings so far this year. a stunning 15 of them just this past holiday weekend. coming up, why these tragic shootings always seem to spike in the summer months and what can be done about it. plus, a federal judge slapping the biden administration with new restrictions on social media saying the biden administration cannot decide what is and is not misinformation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we begin with something of a mystery in our political lead. who left a baggy of coke at the white house? there was a brief evacuation sunday night after the powdery substance was found in an area of the west wing that is accessible to some tour groups. this
a stark difference from antony blinken. she s back at her hotel and followed a dinner with the chinese central bank. this is the most busy day that the secretary had in beijing today which culminated with china s new vice-premier. it was supposed to last for three hours and went more than five hours. in the opening remarks, the secretary pointed to a record number of bilateral trade for the reason for not decoupling and added this. i also believe that the united states and china should seek a relationship of healthy economic competition that is not winner take all, but with a fair set of rules would benefit both. and the trade deficit heavily favors china. the readout from the secretary says that she raised concerns and it was a candid, constructed and comprehensive meeting. the new vice-premier took appointed approach in the beginning of the meeting and even mentioning quotes some airships happened causing difficulty in the relationship. authorized by president xi jinp