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The white house. General election coverage gets underway today. Im Andrea Mitchell reporting from washington along with my colleagues. Donald trump is the Presumptive Republican nominee at nikki haley suspended her campaign this morning without endorsing trump. I said i wanted americans to have their voices heard. I have done that. I have no regrets. It is now up to donald trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. We will look to exit polling to see whe...

senator night course of the eve of the supreme court argument, we have senator sheldon whitehouse. but we have senator jon tester. and alex, i dont know, we know him as the mild mannered and of course toughest person in the united states senate, because hes an actual working farmer. >> yes, he has a major, majorly huge tractor, which, yes. >> he sent out an email today that begins with i am sick of this bs. >> mm. >> so, i dont know. >> sounds -- >> we might be getting calls off, jon t...

michelle goldberg, thank you for your time tonight, my friend. that is our show for this evening, now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell, good evening, lawrence. odonnell, good evening, lawrence. good evening, alex, we will be joined by a yale law professor who wont be elaborating on what hillary told you, what the supreme court might be doing, exactly about hillary clintons idea in detail. its of course on the supreme court argument. we have senator sheldon whitehouse...

people can be indicted a bunch of times and still run for office. a black man cant. you just learn to be good, and in the and you benefit from that extra resilience. >> coates: i want to get right into all this with attorney jeffrey toobin, he is the author of the nine inside the secret world of the supreme court. as well as home grown timothy mcvay, and the rise of homegrown extremism. jeffrey im glad youre here tonight. first of all take a step back with me. many people are wondering...

happening now, colorados top election official joins us live just hours before donald trump is expected to appeal decisions banning him from the ballot in that state and also in maine. also this hour, breaking news out of japan, multiple deaths now confirmed after a powerful 7.5 earthquake. dramatic pictures from the disaster zone are coming in to cnn. in the midst of war, a potentially divisive ruling by israels high court, striking down a key part of the netanyahu governments contr...

you read books. you read books there was a great va, author of the book how the garcia girls left their accent. joining me tomorrow night six pm eastern for our special year end meeting of the velshi banned book club and we are going to feature some of my favorite conversations with authors and scholars from 2023. dont miss it. but i will speak with a man who was one of the first introduced the idea that donald trump could be disqualified as a 2024 presidential candidate because of s...

conversation through the end of your show, it distracts me. >> theyre always fascinating. >> thats what i mean, hence, i am always a little confused at the beginning of my show. but its worth it, its worth it for the viewers. good to see you, my friend. >> you to my friend, >> we got breaking news tonight, donald trumps criminal defense team filed its reply to the special counsel jack smiths requests that united states supreme court decide whether the disgraced former president is enti...

president. and after the colorado supreme court disqualified donald trump from the ballot, they are asking the supreme court to stay out of the federal election case. how is this playing out in the 2024 case. evan, the colorado supreme court said last night that trump is not eligible to be on colorados ballot because the 14th amendment to the u.s. constitution bans insurrectionists from holding office. the u.s. supreme court is going to decide whether that ruling stands ultimately. wha...

doesnt. >> well, good morning, everyone, that was vie vek ramaswamy and n desantis reacting to the news overnight. that donald trump is ineligible in colorado to run in 2024. what this means across the country. and later this hour, were going to hear of the organization behind this lawsuit. the civil rights group taking action against the state of texas over the controversial new border law there, and dozens of documents naming jeffrey epsteins alleged victims and associates to be na...

supreme court, that donald trump is constitutionally disqualified from being on the ballot in the ste primary. the opinion pulls no punches. quote, president trump incited and encouraged the use of violence and lawless action to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. the tenor of president trumps messages to hisupporters in exshorting him to -- had an option to fight back. the cavalry was coming to find. heres where the colorado state supreme court went further, reversing the lower co...