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decision did not come down to a panel of state justices. instead just secretary of state shenna bellows upheld two of the three challenges brought by maine voters. one of whom ill speak to in just a moment. what bellows says her reasoning was based on and what it all means for donald trump heading into super tuesday. were also watching colorado where time is ticking on the decision to remove trump from the ballot there that the former president has yet to file his appeal with the supre...

battles for former president donald trump. there were two big developments last night. maine decided donald trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the ballot. the secretary of state citing the 14th amendment which bans from office those who engage in insurrection. on the west coast, the california secretary of state deciding to keep trump on the ballot. all this putting even more pressure on the supreme court to weigh in. we want to bring in vaughn hillyard and former rnc ex...

good evening. happy holidays. welcome to "the beat." i am ari melber. ill be joining you the next two hours for a special holiday edition of "the beat." donald trump has a criminal trial problem. he has several trials looming in 2024. thats where we begin tonight. well do it a little different for the holidays. former federal prosecutor joyce vance with me to start the show. were looking at this legal heat coming up. i want to get into this with you, joyce, but first show you and viewe...

>> claudia: welcome back to a special edition of fox news live. former president donald trump asking a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal case alleging he interfered in the 2020 election. the president and his legal team claiming absolute presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. welcome to a brand-new hour of fox news live. merry christmas, im claudia cowen. >> im rich edson. trumps filing with the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. comes one day after a big setback...

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hey there, everyone. im alex witt at nbc world headquarters here in new york city. our top stories this hour, we are awaiting a key meeting that could be critical in helping the crisis on the southern border, as,000 more migrants begin their long journey north. secretary blinken and other officials plan to how old talks with mexicos president. were look at whats at stake as resources are stretched to the limits. tension in the west bank after a new israeli drone attack kills six pale...

"the beat with ari melber" starts right now. ♪♪ ♪ welcome to "the beat with ari melber." we have a great show for you tonight wednesday, december 27th. we look at jack smiths big coup case against donald trump which faces a key appeal in january. how will smith draw his past experience? thats where we begin tonight. >> hes a tough, but low-profile prosecutor with a very long record. he led difficult and victorious cases including the prosecution of new york police officer justi...

a very good day to all of you. im alex witt. our top stories this hour, israel says the war on hamas could last for many months as it carries out new deadly strikes in gaza, including on refugee camps. thats despite growing pressure from the biden administration to change course. michigans supreme court rejects an attempt to remove donald trump from the 2024 primary ballot. the opposite of a ruling by colorados supreme court. we will dig into what that means for the former presidents...

plus, israel is barring refugee camps as part of new efforts to find hostages. the head of the idf insists the war will go on for months but some critics think that will not be enough time to wipe out hamas. and jack smith calling on the d.c. court to do something that sounds almost unthinkable. stop donald trump from injecting politics into his election interference trial. were going to start with secretary of state blinken. all right. were going to start with blinken and dhs secret...

appeals court to toss his 2020 election interference case arguing that he was carrying out white house duties at the time and therefore immune to prosecution. this move coming one day after the supreme court declined to rule on the immunity question for now. it is a blow for special counsel jack smith who sought a speedy decision. that trial like trumps three other criminal cases might play out while voters are casting ballots in the 2024 election meaning trumps political future could ...