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$20,000 in debt. did you overstep your authority? i think the court misinterpreted the constitution the. will: this follows the previous day of landmark decisions with the high court voting to outlaw race-based affirmative action in college admissions, just a landmark week for the supreme court and a really bad week for joe biden. let s focus in on the supreme court for just one moment, if we might. these are three major, or major policies that are the culmination of years, perhaps even decades, of work in some cases. for example, when it comes to the affirmative action. the supreme court saying that colleges should not use race in admission to me, on its case is a on its face, is a good and principled move in terms of evolving towards a less race-conscious society. under the 14th amendment, all men have equal protection. when it comes to the colorado case, this was simply about free speech. should you be compelled to endorse or create speech you do not agree with ....
ybefore to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this morning reaction pouring in after the supreme court ruled to gut affirmative action, a move that will transform college admissions beiacross the countr. justices rules that colleges and universities can no longer consider race as part of their address missions process. the supermajority all voting to reverse decades of prez department. republicans praising the decide. kevin mccarthy said that it will leave to fairer admissions. but democrats are slamming the ruling. vice president kamala harris calling it a step backward that will make the nation s colleges less diverse. jessica schneider reports. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process. but prospective students are still allowed to talk about h ....
praising compromise and declaring victory after reaching tentative agreement on the debt ceiling and out comes the tough part. selling the build to the lawmakers about to vote on it. welcome to the special memorial day of fox news live, hello, bill. great to be with you bill melugin we thank you for joining us memorial day, house speaker kevin mccarthy on a deal with u.s. default, the full text of the 99 page bill is a bill in the house wednesday and senate vote days after that. party leaders are busy ripping folks but some members both sides of the aisle are now loudly sounding off against the deal. the political panel standing by to debate it all in just a moment but we began with peter doocy live at the white house, peter, or both sides taking a victory lap here? kind of an officials are pleased with the way things are shaking out but they say their part is done and it s up to speaker mccarthy to sell this debt limit increase for free through 2025 to his peop ....
a u-haul truck crashed outside the white house. police say it was no accident. plus late night talks at the capitol, are the two sides any closer to a debt limit deal. and sabotage inside russia, kremlin blames ukraine as a group of russian citizens say they did it. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with what police are treating as an attempted attack on the president. a u-haul panel truck crashed into a security barrier in la fayette square. the vehicle then backed up and slammed into the barrier again. the driver arrested right away. he faces charges including threatening to kill or harm the president, vice president or a family member. police have not yet released the man s name and there is no word on a motive. video shows park police taking inventory of the truck, packing up evidence including a flag with a swastika. time is running short this morning for the white house ....
there s now a little optimism on a debt ceiling deal following yesterday s meeting at it white house even though president biden is cutting short an overseas trip. we ll have the latest on those negotiations. and also ahead ron desantis goes after donald trump on the issue of abortion. we ll look at how it could impact the 2024 presidential race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. moving in today with the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, president biden met with congressional leaders at the white house yesterday, and while both sides say that some progress has been made, no deal has yet been reached. both biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy named top negotiators to take part in talks and continue daily. and while democrats continue to insist that they will not negotiate over the debt ceiling, they are reportedly in talks about spending cuts working on a parallel track ....