And the dcbased family working to save her life. Im Ayman Mohyeldin, lets do it. Forwards are engraved above the entrance of the supreme Court Building in washington. Equal justice under law. A simple four Word Phrase that while america has certainly never achieved this goal, charges the courts to strive for it and work for it. On monday, inside of that building, that same one, the Courts Conservative Super Majority made a mockery of it. In trump versus the united states, the court essentially ruled that american president s do not have to obey the law when conducting official president ial acts. It had a huge win to trump giving him immunity to some of his conduct while trump was obviously ecstatic with the ruling, posting, big win for our constitution and democracy, proud to be an american, justice Jacksons Dissent called the ruling a five Alarm Fire that threatens to some scholars are criticizing the ruling saying that it violates the principle of original is and that the conservati
This from the bench and have the same justices say federal law for some and bribery for some would shine a spotlight on the and we have amazing news to share about the story we first brought you about a little girl in gaza and the family working to save her life. Lets do it. Four words are engraved above the entrance of the supreme Court Building in washington, equal justice under law. A simple phrase that while america has certainly never achieved this goal charges the courts to strive for it and work for it. Monday inside of that building, the same one, the Conservative Super Majority made a mockery of it when the appropriately named Case Trump versus the united states the court essentially ruled that american president s dont have to obey the law when conducting official president ial ask and the ruling handed a huge win to Donald Trump giving him immunity for some of his conduct as president and his president ial Election Interference Case including putting the case in jeopardy. Wh
Sweeping across the country. If senators 60 years ago held that the federal government should never intervene to protect voting rights, this body would have never passed the voting rights act. The republican leader uses the language and the logic of the southern senators in the 60s who defended states rights, and it is an indefensible position. There is no effort in any state in america to suppress votes based upon suppression of minority participation. What this is really about is an effort of the federal government to take over the way we conduct elections in this country. I ve got the best team of experts here to help make sense of all of this. Jeff bennett at the white house and victoria soto. Democrats say this thing isn t over, but it sure seems like it is. What can they do next? options here, plan a for progressive supporters of this bill was to unify the senate democrats behind it, and get that 50/50 vote and then hope that enough democrats support nuking the filibuster, the
Now on bbc news, our world. You work hard, behave responsibly, save into a pension scheme and have a happy retirement, right? wrong. After decades of saving into government pension schemes, when it s time to collect, many nigerians across the country get nothing, unless they pay. But while some retired people sink into poverty waiting for their pension, others are raking it in. He is entitled to 300% of his basic pension. He is entitled to four cars, replaceable every four years. One man. I m yemisi adegoke, and i want to find out why politicians are awarding themselves huge pensions while ordinary people are having to fight to get anything at all. Every year in nigeria, dozens of nurses, teachers every year in nigeria, thousands of nurses, teachers and other government workers retire, expecting to swap their salary for a pension to support them in old age. My mother was a healthcare worker for 27 years and paid into the pension plan. We started looking into claims of corruption aro
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines: the united nations holds talks, as the conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza continues for a seventh day. The secretary general has pleaded for peace. The fighting must stop. It must stop immediately. The rockets and mortars on one side, the aerial and artillery bombardments on the other, must stop. I appeal to all parties to heed this call. Efforts to combat the india variant of covid ramp up in england, ahead of lockdown restrictions being relaxed tomorrow. I m confident that we can take the step tomorrow, | but we should all be careful i about how we take that step. You asked me about eating indoors with people. It is still safer to eat outdoors when the weather allows. The parents of two year old george hinds who was killed in a suspected gas explosion in lancashire have paid tribute to their little boy as an angel. Now on bbc news. Nigeria s pensions system is in a mess. It leaves some elderly people penniless after decades of