thursday, march 7th. and this is fox & friends. ainsley: the brother of laken riley s murder suspect linked to venezuelan gang. a live report from the border. brian: big shocker. plus, we are hours away from the state of the union. that s our permission to stay up late tonight. brandon branding his address as a public reset. steve: new kid on the block. a 21-year-old beat out a long time incumbent in north carolina. ainsley: 21? steve: i know it. we are going to talk to him. lawrence: second hour of fox & friends begins right now and remember, mornings are better with friends. all right. we start this morning of fox & friends with the state of the union address, which is tonight, where laken riley s parents were invited to attend but declined; however, a georgia congressman is leaving a seat open in her honor and her memory. ainsley: tonight s speech marks a pivotal moment from president biden and his 2024 opponent. former president donald trump says t
today, in a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that it s not up to states to bar trump from their ballots under the 14th amendment, so he gets to stay on the ballot in colorado, where the primary is tomorrow, maine, and illinois. they can t kick him off either. this decision is significant because the supreme court has never had to rule before on whether or not states have the power to disqualify a candidate, even an insurrectionist. this outcome is not necessarily surprising. the moment most legal experts heard the oral arguments and, specifically the back and forth with the justices, most of them predicted the court wouldn t take the step of barring the republican front runner from the ballot, that they would find a way out, and they did. now, would a different outcome have sent a stronger message that you cannot foment an insurrection and be allowed to run for federal office? yes, it would have. would it be better for the prospects of president biden s reelection if do
deadlines for choosing presidential electors. nancy pelosi on the wildly unpopular markup push to eliminates reproductive rights. having a child through ivf is a wonderful thing. it is not a crime. it should not be punished. plus, president biden in the republican front-runner toward the problem trump wants to solve. the blame it on me. i said that s uncle police blame it on me. please. and gunfire. a stampede and over 100 killed. the latest on the nightmare unfolding in gaza. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. while trump is facing many trials or at least cases that could potentially go to trial. we will see if he faces trials. we have news on one of them tonight. in the mar-a-lago classified documents case special counsel jack smith s, as of just a few hours ago, proposing to the federal court in florida that trial should start on july 8th. trump s attorneys are suggesting the trial should start in 2025, after the election,
departure from leadership as congress kicks the can down the road on funding the government again as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we are now 251 days away from the election. we begin this evening with major news from the supreme court. donald trump has officially succeeded in at least delaying another one of his cases. the supreme court will hear his appeal over presidential immunity in the federal election interference case in april. earlier this month, a panel of circuit court judges ruled against trump, then given the chance to ask the supreme court to take the case. here is my colleague laura jarrett. tonight the u.s. supreme court deciding to weigh in on a critical issue that could make or break the special counsel s case against former president trump, agreeing to decide whether mr. trump must be shielded from prosecution by claiming presidential immunity for the acts he tech leading up to january
welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper this hour, a forceful moment today from the israeli ambassador to the united nations trying to get the world holds attention about atrocities of war against israel. the rape cannot continue. the sexual violence cannot continue hamas must be eliminated rapist mass murder, and must never be given a free pass by the un. and terror cannot, can never be tolerated hey underscoring that he says acts of sexual violence by hamas, including raping women held hostage, have not stopped. what the ambassador says needs to happen before any kind of ceasefire between israel and hamas can be reconsidered. plus the election days so big it goes by super tuesday. we re on the cusp of it primary contests in 16 states plus american samoa can t forget them. why tomorrow means so much, no matter which date you may live in. and leading this hour. efforts to take donald trump off 2024 ballots in maine, in illinois, and colorado now shut down that in the wake of