we are following a seismic decision by the supreme court after the conservative majority rolled back decades of precedent in yet another landmark case. in a 6-3 decision, the justices ending affirmative action in college admissions, ushering a new era in which a prospective student s race cannot be a determining factor in the decision to admit them. now the white house is actively exploring executive actions to counteract that rowling. today president biden vowed his fight is not over. listen. i believe our colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse. our nation is stronger because we use because we are tapping into the full range of talent in this nation. i also believe that while talent, creativity, and hard work are everywhere across this country, not equal opportunity. it is not everywhere across this country. we cannot let this decision be the last word. our supreme court reporter is back with us. the supreme court look at affirmative action in 2015, in 20
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. this week it s back to the courthouse for former president donald trump. for the first time he ll appear in a federal courtroom and be arraigned on federal charges in miami on tuesday. trump faces 37 separate counts related to classified documents he allegedly kept and conspired to hide from the government. some boxes openly stored in a mar-a-lago ballroom. others kept in a bathroom at the resort. some behind the shower curtain there. trump s own former attorney general, bill barr, saying of the charges, if even half of it is true then he is toast. that is a quote. cnn s katelyn polantz joins us from miami. less than 48 hours to go. how are we going to see the former president spending his time between now and then? well, jim, we re going to see the former president traveling but not much else whenever he actually gets to the federal court for these proceedings on tuesday afternoon. let s walk t
a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. let s have a closer look at what s in the proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and president biden had advocated, such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic rifles to 21, or new limits on assault style rifles. our north america correspondent david willis has been following the story. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals passed into law, they would represent the first gun co
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