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plus -- >> that is the road, but check this out, it is washed out just over here. >> more destruction as relentless rain pounds parts of the northeast. and for the first time today, u.s. senators get a classified briefing on artificial intelligence. what they could learn about bots and national security. good morning. im rahel solomon in for christine romans. we begin with president biden preparing to address fellow alliance leaders as the two day that nato summit gets under way. bid...

at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasnt the baker. that case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. back then the court narrowly decided for the baker but didnt determine whether a business owners speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. s...

im michael smerconish in philadelphia. the supreme court comprised by appoint east of former president donald trump ended a most consequential term. scotus on voting rights, affirmative action, student loans and adoption. this on top of last years rulings concerns abortion, guns, religion and climate change. yesterday, the court released a much anticipated opinion concerning speech and gay rights. at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples...

Attorney from delaware overseeing the case a trump appointee has offered to testify before congress but now with this collapsed plea deal it could further delay any testimony. gillian? >> gillian: all right, griff jenkins in wilmington for us. thank you. lets find out now what folks over at 1500 pennsylvania avenue are saying tonight lets bring in white house correspondent jacqui heinrich. hi, jacqui. >> hey, gillian. the presidents spokesperson tells reporters she hasnt spoken with the commande...

Can all three be telling the truth? hunter bidens prosecution and plea deal on tax evasion remains a hot bull button issue as the election heats up partly because its unclear whether the irs was thwarted from fully investigating the bidens. exhibit a. irs whistleblower gary shappley who oversaw the agencys role in the investigation is claiming that the irs investigators recommended far more serious charges and that the u.s. attorney in delaware overseeing the probe, david wise was blocked from b...

And ultimately if it was going to lead to another individual, you know, we should follow that to determine what actually was happening, but, you know, there were definitely hindrances that i have never seen before in my 14 years concerning this investigation that didnt allow us to follow through an investigation of any other individual to include president biden. >> but how does that square with exhibit b? when asked about the ace. merrick garland said this. >> mr. weiss was appointed by preside...

Exhibit b? when asked about the case, ag merrick garland said this. >> mr. weiss was appointed by president trump as the u.s. attorney in delaware and assigned this matter during the previous administration, would be permitted to continue his investigation and to make a decision to prosecute any way in which he wanted to and in any district in which he wanted to. mr. weiss has since sent a letter to the house judiciary committee confirming that he had that authority. i dont know how it would be ...

Strength of the case and whether more work is needed before seeking a decision on possible charges. >> we have great confidence in our son. i am not concerned about any accusations that have been made against him. >> the justice department and hunter bidens attorney both declined to comment on our new reporting. now, jake, president biden has vowed not to interfere in the independence of the justice department and its notable that early in his presidency, he decided to keep the trump-appointed a...