days after that of her husband, also killed in the massacre. colorado s republican party jumping into the legal fight to keep donald trump on the presidential ballot. the latest on the supreme court appeal that has the u.s. heading for a legal showdown unlike any we have ever seen. it was a year that saw trump surge, biden slip, and the rest of the republican candidates essentially spinning their wheels. 2023 may be nothing compared to what s in store for american politics in 2024. steve kornacki takes a lok back and ahead coming up. we will start overseas with the growing violence inside and outside of gaza. an increasing fear the war could spread. inside central gaza, israel s military offensive is systematically destroying refugee camps for a third straight day as they hunt for hamas terrorists. more than 60,000 people who had been sheltering in those camps now forced to flee south. some on foot, somen donkey carts. israel is warning it could step up attacks i leb
taken action to remove president trump from the ballot. secretary of state belllows ruled he is ineligible to run if they have engaged in insurrection. the events of january 6 2021, unprecedented, tragic, were unsurrectorion. mr. trump engaged in insurrection and therefore disqualified. upon alexandria: like colorado state supreme court belllows based her ruling off the ruling used once in 1919. make no mistake, this is assault on democracy. biden does not trust voters for a free and fair election. this is being pursued in 13 other states. in colorado, trump s name will appear unless the supreme court affirms the decision to remove him. here is the chair weighing in. it is an act of desperation, they are afraid donald trump will win against joe biden. i m afraid other states will follow suit if the supreme court does not step in. alexandria: penning appeal by the trump team. right now her ruling is stayed until we get a ruling on that appeal from the state supreme c
today on inside politics, what caused the civil war? most would give a one-word answer. slavery. but not nikki haley. this morning she s trying to clean it up. plus donald trump s lawyers have a very busy few weeks ahead. we ll tell you key dates to watch in his civil and criminal kriel trials. and lauren boebert barely won her red district last time around. her solution, move to an even redder district. i m dana bash. let s go hbehind the headlines and inside politics. we start in new hampshire and one of those campaign moments that you just knew would immediately go viral. it was a town hall last night where nikki haley has been doing quite well. a voter asked what seemed like a simple question with a simple answer. listen to part of what happened. of course, the civil war was about slavery. we know that. we know the civil war was about slavery. but it was also more than that. it was about the freedoms of every individual. it was about the role of government. by
default. that was senate majority leader chuck schumer late last night after his chamber passed the debt ceiling bill. we ll have more on that vote and the continuing fallout in the house over the agreement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis seizes on a potential weakness in donald trump s third presidential bid while both men campaign in iowa. and also ahead a rough moment for president biden at a graduation ceremony, which will fuel more questions about his age as he seeks a second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with an official deal in washington. the senate passed the biden-mccarthy debt ceiling bill last night in a rare bipartisan act in the capitol. the move ensures the united states will not default on its debt after weeks and weeks of uncertainty. the final vote was 63 yeas to 36 nays with more democrats voting for the deal than