right now on the story, we re awaiting word from the supreme court as the push continues for the justices to tackle former president trump s disqualification from the colorado ballot. on the ballot for now, after an appeal by the state s republican party. this as the gop frontrunner faces a new challenge in the election interference case. special counsel jack smith asking the judge to limit what trump can say during his expected march trial. writing he shouldn t be allowed to propagate irrelevant disinformation or inject politics in to this proceeding. trump firing back that smith wants to take away my right of free speech. jonathan turley standing by with his analysis. first to fox news legal editor, carrie kupec. this filing from jack smith, you think it s necessary or overkill? where does it go from here? it reminded me a lot of the gag order that jack smith wanted in september. that was a gag order that the aclu characterized as election interference. it would limit h
trace: good evening, welcome to los angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. presidential candidates former president trump fights efforts to exclude him from some state ballots. california s population declines for a third straight year. tax documents reveal the surprising groups that are leaving the state. and as issue with the creeps. in energy experts are calling for updates to the power grid. bret baier looks at efforts to protect our most critical assets but, first breaking tonight, the u.s. and mexico say they will work together more closely in coming weeks to address the crisis at the southern border. mexican officials cleared what was once a large tent camp sitting near the border as u.s. officials agree to keep rail crossings open after temporary closures. but, republican critics say they are not convinced these efforts will alleviate the massive migrant crisis. fillian turner is in mexico city tonight. gillian, good evening mexican delegation going to tr
ballot. appeal means he will remain on the ballot for now until the justices decide whether to take the case. hello, everyone, i m anita vogel in los angeles. hi, bryan. bryan: i m bryan in new york, sandra and john are off, this is america reports . the former president is facing a dozen challenges to eligibility to office, but caucus next month in iowa and new hampshire, and today at least two of his rivals are barnstorming the state. anita: chad, how are trump s republican rivals responding to his legal issues? chad: vivek ramaswamy wants gop candidates to withdraw from states who refuse to place mr. trump on the ballot. republicans can protect ourselves, i ve led the way in doing it, by saying any state that removes donald trump from the ballot, none of us should be on the ballot because that then takes states like colorado out of the gop primary which stops them from engaging in this kind of election interference. chad: the colorado gop is appealing the ruling