from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with new word on donald trump s legal team preparing to challenge states that are trying to keep him off the ballot. the new york times saying these new filings could happen as soon as tuesday. both colorado and the main cases. maine joined colorado this week, disqualifying trump from its primary ballot, citing its role in the january 6th capitol riot. main secretary of state, shayna pillows, telling msnbc s laura mcdonald that she was bound to make this decision. i was duty bound to follow the two ensure that the candidates, all of them who appear on the primary ballot, or qualified for the office they seek. joining me now is emma barnett, who is in kittery, maine, for us. we are going to break this down. you have been reporting on section three of the 14th amendment. you have been following the possibility of donald trump being removed from this ballot for months. tell me how we got here a
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world quarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with some breaking news. a dramatic turn in a texas abortion case. the state supreme court now stepping into pause a lower court ruling effectively preventing kate cox from having an abortion. her baby is unlikely to survive the pregnancy. i m gonna be talking to a legal expert in just minutes about what this all means. also this hour, president biden is on the west coast. he and the first lady will be in california for fundraising events tonight. before that he stopped in las vegas to highlight a major infrastructure success. we are building the first high speed rail project in our nation s history. part of a 2.8 billion dollar investment. ten major rail projects across america. reaching tens of millions of people. also new today, outgoing congressman kevin mccarthy is now endorsing donald trump for president, saying he is open to serving in trump s c
israel to respects palestinian rights, the focus on the moving evictions of palestinian families in the neighborhood of jerusalem. there s definitely shift in tone. and isn t just among a few progressive members, this is taking place among democrats in general. but i think it s a slow change, certainly for the biden administration, they re going to be reluctant to act upon this shift in rhetoric. i think as you say, it s going to require the biden administration to confront as, fail to confront netanyahu and to confront them on the kinds of policies that they ve been practicing for many years, palestinians citizens of israel and those who occupy on top of that, there is this multi million dollar arms sale that the u.s. has pending to israel. more than $700 million of arms even as the u.s. government is
everybody is cognizant of the difficulties and the strategies that have to take part. we are not giving away free money anymore. but we are all in the similar mind on this. just keep the boom going. and i think that s what the president is saying. i don t know, can he speak his mind chris? chris: presidents generally don t call out the fed or the chairman but let me move on to another subject. the mysterious disappearance of journalist jamaal - - and concerns he went into the saudi consulate in istanbul and was murdered. the president said this week he does not intend to - - in any way on the hundred billion dollar arms sale to the saudis. secretary manu chen still plans to go to the economic conference in theriyadh this pa
everybody is cognizant of the difficulties and the strategies that have to take part. we are not giving away free money anymore. but we are all in the similar mind on this. just keep the boom going. and i think that s what the president is saying. i don t know, can he speak his mind chris? chris: presidents generally don t call out the fed or the chairman but let me move on to another subject. the mysterious disappearance of journalist jamaal - - and concerns he went into the saudi consulate in istanbul and was murdered. the president said this week he does not intend to - - in any way on the hundred billion dollar arms sale to the saudis. secretary manu chen still plans to go to the economic conference in theriyadh this pa