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admissions. >> it is a complete misnomer to suggest this is about color brined blind when in fact it is about being blind to history. >> tonight, the ruling, the powerful descent, and how clarence thomas finally won his long battle against affirmative action. n hi long>> did you give your degree back again? >> yale does not recognize me. [laughter] >> as the special counsel ramps up on the january 6th investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, ...

investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, this is the big show. >> what we are learning today about new subpoenas in the documents case. >> i get everything right and they indicted me. >> -- when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. im chris hayes. today in a landmark ruling that overturns decades of precedent, sweeping aside generations of arguments about racial justice and equality, the supreme court in a 6 to ...

tonight, we begin with breaking news out of russia. a major twist in that countrys war against ukraine. vladimir putin forced to confront a rebellion within his own borders. just hours ago, we learned that if guinea prigozhin, the owner and the head of the wagner group and mercenary force that has been fighting alongside the russian military and ukraine, halted his advance on to the countrys capital. that announcement came shortly after prigozhin claimed he and his fighters had capture...

because the court of appeals heard a major concession, see what i did there, from the lawyer from a former president who has refused to concede that he lost the election, and he did lose that election. before today trumps lawyers were absolutely, whats the word, adamant, totally convinced that the president has absolute immunity from trumps conduct while of course he was in office. they wouldnt even budge on this point. well, first they wouldnt budge. right out of the gate with questio...

president that refuses to concede that he lost the election. and he did lose that election. before today, trumps lawyers were absolutely -- whats the word ---e eadamant. that the president had immunity for his conduct while in office. they wouldnt budge on this point. at first they wouldnt budge. right out of the gate, from questioning of one of the judges, they were forced to make a powerful confession, that of course, there is not absolute immunity, meaning you can never charge a for...

it is saturday, may 27th, im amara walker. >> im victor blackwell. good to have you. youre in the cnn newsroom. we begin with debt ceiling negotiations getting down to the wire, as the white house and gop lawmakers are racing against the clock to try to prevent a first-ever u.s. default. >> congress now has fewer than nine days to pass a deal after treasury secretary janet yellen warned yesterday that the country could hit the debt ceiling by june 5th. sources say negotiators are hopin...

>> reporter: hi, mike. from whistleblowers to sur styling americans, the fbi has had a lot to answer to this past week, starting on monday with the release of the durham report which concluded the agency did not have sufficient evidence to open investigation into then-candidate trump and, quote, our investigation also revealed that senior fbi personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor towards or the information they received, especially from politically-affiliated persons a...

on our house in terms of what we will end up doing to our fellow human being. >> if you think of a scale, on one side of the scale its like the current situation in venezuela, which is quite dire, as it is in cuba, what would we do to even the scales, to get to a point where what we were doing produced an equal amount of desperation. >> yes. >> its unthinkable. >> a quarter of venezuelas gone. staggering, thank you my friend, as always. thanks to at-home for joining us this hour. on no...

the race, and as he began to deliver his concession speech before a crowd in phoenix, arizona, this happened. >> a little while ago, i had the honor of calling senator barack obama to congratulate him. [crowd chanting] please. to congratulate him. on being elected the next president of the country that we both love. >> john mccain. gently, but firmly, and managing a crowd of republicans for booing the election of our nations first black president. at the time, this was seen as an impor...

off-campus house near that university in a case that gripped the nation and terrorized a small idaho town. was arrested in december at his parents house in pennsylvania. he faces four counts of first-degree murder is expected to enter his appeal plea in court tomorrow lets go to christina coleman live in los angeles. what can we expect in this hearing do we know? quick tight arthel demented 28-year-old bryant kohberger is expected to enter a plea deal tomorrow morning at his arraignmen...