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suggest that. >> is there any evidence to suggest that the presidency was what they were focused on? >> there is some evidence of that. there were people saying we dont want jefferson davis to be elected president and there was also one of the drafts of section 3 specifically mentioned the presidency and the vice president. >> but it wasnt the final enactment. >> right. it wasnt the final enactment, but it shows there was some concern about some people about confederate insurrectionist...

the legislation is a culture war battle plan, including limits to abortion access and strange under care and eliminating old diversity, equity and inclusion offices at the pentagon. and when it comes to the culture wars, some folks just cannot help saying the quiet part out loud. >> and it has nothing to do with whether not colored people or black people or anybody can serve, okay? it has nothing to do with -- >> mister speaker. >> any of that stuff. >> what in the bowl, connor? arizon...

trumps case probably doing battle with multiple federal judges and multiple counts. this week alone was the d.c. circuit cut put his screams of presidential immunity temporarily on ice reminding him for the purposes of this criminal case, former president donald trump has become citizen trump, with all the defenses of any other criminal defendant. there were the nine supreme court justices who regardless of how they ultimately rule on the 14th amendment case sure sounded like they were...

the fbi director on defense. "the lead" starts right now. >> are you protecting the bidens? >> absolutely not. the fbi does not -- >> hold on. you wont answer the question. >> the fbi, christopher wray on the hill questioned by some of his harshest republican critic. calling for a culture shift at the fbi. and more promises for ukraine but president zelenskyy is not getting the thing he really wanted, entry into nato. why not? plus, taxpayer beware. its not just uncle sam getting y...

Documents case against donald trump. It comes as the former president is being condemned for praising a dictator. Well dig in to both of those stories. And a look at the republican hopefuls campaigning in iowa, as two more names are likely to join the field this week. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, june 5th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And well begin this morning with a deadly plane crash near the nations capitol. Yesterday aftern...

single sentence that favors or even slightly sympathizes with donald trumps argument for presidential immunity. instead, the d.c. appeals court stands up trumps defenses only to knock them down one by one. the judges reached back through history citing case law from the early 1800s along with founders themselves on how they envisioned the power and limitations of the presidency. the court concludes quote, for the purposes of h criminal case, former president trump has become citizen tr...

up here, its peaceful. the views, you dont get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland — or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. well be taking a birds—eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, lets head to zurich for something a little more underground. im on a journey from switzerlands capital, beginning with a drive two hours south—west, because ive heard th...

report on inflation was better than ever expected, prices rose just 3% in june, which is the lowest increase we have seen since march of 2021. there is so uncertainty out there about what this means long term, we are gonna hash all of that out later in the hour. but inflation was not at the top of the agenda for some lawmakers on capitol hill today. the republican-led house judiciary committee spent about six long hours questioning fbi director chris wray. the house gop along with form...

if youre sticking with, us were thankful for that. the u.s. military becoming a political football for the house gop as they unleashed their anti-abortion rights, anti-trans, anti-woke agenda on a spending bill flooding americas fighting forces. >> instead of focusing on killing people employee stuff up, and having -- we are focused on dividing people up by race. >> i dont want someone who doesnt know if they are a man or a woman with their hand on a missile button. >> i couldnt help b...

for the first time a former president faces indictment, two of them, actually, with the real possibility of more on the horizon. but the presidential campaign is now well under way with the first debate occurring 38 days from now. and from that moment, until election day, november 5, 2024, the calendar is littered with campaign milestones, debates, caucuses, primaries, conventions, raising unique questions as to whether donald trump can be tried without conflicting with the election sc...