of migrants at the u.s. southern border. what s their plan now? power, revenge, dictatorship? three words front and center on a word cloud as voters describe donald trump s political goals. so why did trump decide to post this himself? and cnn investigates a cryptocurrency scam that is cheating americans out of billions of dollars. it s been a living hell day in and day out. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner. john berman is on the night shift today. this is cnn news central. we begin with breaking news this hour, a new court move that impacts the 2024 election. a state supreme court in michigan has just rejected an effort to remove donald trump from that state s primary ballot. cnn s katelyn polantz has all the details coming in early today. this ruling comes eight days after colorado s supreme court ruled that trump should be removed from the ballot. tell us about what the supreme court in michigan is saying now. well, every state is following their own rules
officials decide to remove donald trump from maine s primary ballot. but what happens next? and could other states follow suit? i ll talk to one of the lead plaintiffs in the case. plus, the do nothing congress. congressional republicans face a hefty to-do list when they return to work in the new year. including keeping the government open. so why are they already putting their focus on an impeachment inquiry into president biden, despite no evidence of wrongdoing? and as the war between israel and hamas wages on, we will take a closer look at how the conflict has become a political and religious flash point, in this country. a powerful discussion with a diverse group of faith leaders is coming up. we begin this hour with donald trump getting the booed off the 2024 primary ballot in a 2nd state. on thursday, in a historic move, main secretary of state shenna bellows ruled that trump is not qualified to hold the office of the presidency under section 3 of the 14th amendment to
happening now, death and destruction in multiple cities across ukraine, after the biggest russian air bombardment since the start of the war. president bilotta mir zelenskyy now pleading with the international community for help to respond to what he is calling an act of terror. also this hour, the trump campaign promising a quick appeal after the former president was removed from the 2024 primary ballot in mainframe the risks of chaos are rising tonight with two states now disqualifying trump based on the 14 amendments insurrectionist ban. in just 17 days before the iowa caucuses, the fallout is continuing tonight for republican presidential candidate nikki haley after her answer, or nonanswer, about the cause of the civil war. chris christie calling her a slippery, slick politician. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i am caitlin collins and you are in the situation room. we begin this hour with russia s mas
the combat symptoms and boosts immunity. biovanta really works. republican congresswoman lauren boebert says she s switching districts ahead of 2024 the election. the ultra conservative lawmaker is going to leave colorado s 3rd district where she lives and current represents to instead run for reelection in the 4th district. this is an attempt to preserve her spot in washington and that narrow house majority. that leader of the colorado republican party is not exactly supporting this move. from a party perspective, we certainly don t think it was the best move. i think she s got a serious challenge on her hands, trying to explain to the voters of c d4 what she thought it was necessary to leave c d 3 and have a better chance at keeping her seat in congress. joining me now to park oldest, cnn senior data reporter harry enten. obviously lauren boebert had a really tough reelection last time around. what do you make of her now switching to this and obviously republicans in
about 20 people were injured there. it s not clear if that s a response for what happened in bell gore rod today by the ukrainian attacks, but it certainly looks that way. the attack today from the russian perspective in belgorod was the worst cross-border strike that they ve seen, they say, at least, since the war began. in the middle of the russian city belgorod, the fiery aftermath of a suspected ukrainian rocket attack. russian officials clauming it was a massive assault, using ukrainian and czech-made ammunition, fired from a multibarrelled rocket launcher, some of which they claim to have intercepted. translator: the kyiv regime by carrying out indiscriminate attacks on squares and committing this crime is trying to divert attention from defeats at the front, as well as provoke us to similar actions. reporter: the death toll, including children, climbing through the day. it comes the day after russia launched its biggest air assault on ukraine in almost two years of