donald trump called it an invasion. with less than two weeks left until the iowa caucuses, today trump and desantis published dueling op-eds in the des moines register. both cast immigration as the most pressing problem facing our country. both candidates promised that they and they alone can fix it. now, what both trump and desantis are advancing in these op-eds are neither actual fixes to our country s border issues, nor are they actual immigration policy, but they are the sort of plans you can tell people you have, and they are articulating them to the public. they want to let fewer brown people in. they want immigration to be as painful as possible. none of that addresses the root cause of migration and the actual problems with our immigration system, which are real. but it is a plan, and it is a plan around which republicans are largely unified. this is video from last friday of migrants including children and adults carrying children, attempting to cross a river at the
polarizing decisions, issued by the court on abortion, gun rights, and today s ruling limiting the epa s authority to fight climate change. we are going to have much more that ruling specifically, and on the future of the court, and its newest member just ahead. before we get to all of that, do you remember when the donald trump campaign was caught scam in its own donors. i just have to redo the lead from the new york times, the story that broke the scandal open. quote, stacey black was in hospice care and september 2020, listening to russia limbaugh s dire warnings about how badly donald trump s campaign needed money, when he went online and shipped in everything he could. $500. it was a big sum for a 63 year old battling cancer, and living in kansas city unless than $1,000 a month. but that single contribution, quickly multiplied, another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 next week, and every week through mid october without his knowledge, until mr. blasts bank acc
today sworn in as the nation s 116th justice, and the first black woman ever to serve on the high court. her husband, dr. patrick jackson held two bibles on which she swore a family bible, and the court s harlan bible. a court federal appeals judge, jackson replaced justice stephen breyer, who stepped down today after three decades on the bench, justice breyer hired ketanji brown jackson as a clerk in 1999, making it a full circle moment when he administered the judicial oath to her today. a formal investiture for justice jackson is expected in the fall we can call her that now, justice jackson. taking her oath today allows her to begin her judicial duties. she arrives on the bench in the wake of several hugely polarizing decisions, issued by the court on abortion, gun rights, and today s ruling limiting the epa s authority to fight climate change. we are going to have much more on that ruling specifically, and on the future of the court, and its newest member just ahead. b
state barred trump from that state s primary ballot. and trump s candidacy is being challenged in 17 other states. the supreme court 6-3 conservative majority is expected to take up the question of whether trump is constitutionally eligible to run for president and its decision could reshape the race. joining me now is barbara mcquade, former united states attorney for the eastern district of michigan and an msnbc legal analyst and author of a new book coming out next month titled attack from within how disinformation is sabotaging america. can t wait to get my hand on that. thank you for being here. donald trump s lawyers are latching onto something that has been popularized in the media recently, and that is notwithstanding the constitution, section 3 of the 14th amendment which disqualifies someone who has taken an oath from running for office. the people should decide. and that s an interesting question because there are many like judge luding, jamie raskin,
every word that you say. and so be careful, be loyal, remember whose team you are on here, all of those kinds of things. i think that they are really careful not to go so far as to say be sure to live for the boss. but they do say things like, we are watching. the very suddenly suggest that you are on this team. barbara, good to see you. barbara mcquade is a former united states attorney for the eastern district of michigan. and an msnbc legal analyst, always a pleasure to see you, my friend. today this supreme court made a decision that is an impact on the entire world, we will break down that decision what can be done to fight, it next. wn that decision what can be wn that decision what can be done voltaren. the joy of movement.