lawrence? lawrence: the second hour of fox & friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. steve: all right a fox news alert, t three hours, 10:00 easn time the supreme court will hear oral arguments on colorado s decision to kick former president donald trump off the state s primary ballot. brian: the high court in unchartered territory legal territory as justices wrestle with an historic election dispute. ainsley: lucas tomlinson joins us with the latest. good morning, steve, ainsley, and brian. the supreme court has never heard a case like this before in its history. oral arguments begin in less than three hours, as steve said, in protest of the former leading g.o.p. candidate. fencing has been erected outside the nation s top court near the u.s. capitol as you can see here. colorado kicked trump off the ballot citing the constitution insurrection clause section 3 of the 14th amendment to be specific, which has never been used in
to celebrate july 4th in several key battleground states. we ll show you how the presidential contenders marked the holiday. plus a federal judge orders the biden administration to stop talking with social media companies. what it means for the effort to tamp down misinformation about covid and so much more. and later which of these things is not like the other? looks like the gop needs to brush up on its social studies. how its twitter page mixed up the american flag. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we certainly hope you had a happy and safe july 4th. the white house celebrated america s independence yesterday with a barbecue, a concert, and of course plenty of fireworks. we re turning from a weekend at camp david, president joe biden addressed military members in the crowd who he called the protectors of democracy. you are the backbone, the reality of why we are
widespread doubt and uncertainty, the united states government seems to have assumed a role similar to an orwellian ministry of truth. white house from press secretary karine jean-pierre responded on wednesday. we certainly disagree with this decision. we re going to continue to promote responsible actions to protect public health, safety and security when confronted by challenges like a deadly pandemic. our view remains that social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take action or to take account of the effects of their platforms are having to the american people. paul: let s bring in our panel, wall street journal columnists dan henninger, kim strassel and iowaly shah finley. alicia, tell us who sued the government and what they re alleging. louisiana and missouri joined by scientists and conservative activists sued the government for infringing on their free speech rights. they claim that they put pressure and coerced the platforms such as youtubing
east coast. we are expecting president biden to address the supreme court 6-3 ruling blocking his student loan handout plan. that ruling already reigniting calls from the left to change the highest court in the nation, shannon bream will join us on that. welcome back as america reports heads into a second hour, i m sandra smith in new york. mike, great to have you here today. mike: sandra, great to be working with you. i m in for john roberts. the president s plan would have wiped out up to $20,000 in loans per person, but a lawsuit from six states and two individuals said the president does not have that authority and the court s majority agreed. that leaves about 40 million americans in limbo. one student loan borrower disappointed with the decision weighed in last hour addressing why he thinks the plan was fair. as someone who graduates in 2024, i m expecting to enter a very competitive job market looking for an entry level position. that s ultimately not going to pa
. hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. i m in for nicolle wallace. a close eye on a volatile situation in the middle east u.s. forces across the region bracing for possible retaliation after airstrikes against iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. on thursday streaking dozens of targets, more than 60. at 16 different locations across yemen according to the u.s. favors. houthis say at least five were killed in the strikes. the attacks are a response by the u.s. and its allies what has become a slow slimmering crisis and drawn the administration s attention in the last few months. after october 7th with the attacks in israel, ships have gone to the red sea sites of one of the most crucial shipping lanes in the world. hijacking a ship operated by a japanese company. houthis say they re actions are in support of hamas and the ongoing conflict in gaza and say they ll continue their attacks until israel ends its campaign. moments ago president biden answering question