For the first time in history, congress has enacted a law that subjects a single named Speech Platform to a permanent nationwide ban. The company also says that its not possible legally, technically or commercially to divest within that time frame. Part of the challenge is that with a billion users worldwide, a lot of its content is actually available across borders, making it all harder to unpick. The Usjustice Department declined to comment, but heres what White House Press secretary Karinejean Pierre had to say when asked about why President Biden continues to use tiktok for his political campaign. So as it relates to the campaign, and obviously other congressional members, they have to speak to themselves, the campaign has to speak to it, but weve been very clear what this law is is not a ban, it is a divestment. Tiktok s ceo shou zi chew, who appeared with his wife, vivian kao, at the met gala last night, is hoping tiktok s other recent First Amendment victories in the us, like bl
Pacific. Right now former President Trump is in a courtroom in New York City as the Civil Fraud Trial against him begins. His Business Empire on the line. On capitol hill, a Government Shutdown has been averted for now. But theres a new crisis for House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. Well talk to congressman Steven Horsford about that, and get his reaction. At the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence thomas has recused himself from a january 6th case for the very first time. Well explain why. And this weekend, large groups of migrants, mostly from venezuela made their way across the border navigating through razor wire to get to shore. Well speak about why they are fleeing their homes in my sitdown interview with the former interim president juan gaido, who is now living in exile in the United States. We begin in New York City where right now former President Trump is inside a courtroom where his massive Business Empire is on the line. Just moments ago nbc news got a look inside that very courtroo
israeli forces say two israeli hostages have been released and more are expected to be handed over soon. it comes after renewed violence in gaza and jerusalem in the last 24 hours. will this affect the chances of extending the truce deal beyond today? global reaction to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at 100. and the u.s.-mexico border, a record number of migrants are dying at the el paso sector. we re going to speak with a journalist who reports it is so bad, residents are oftentimes stumbling over bodies in the desert and even in the towns. and new this morning, republican congressman george santos has a warning to his colleagues if they vote to expel him from congress. that is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body because this will haunt them in the future. and we begin this hour with more on the breaking news in the israel-hamas war. at this moment, we are awaiting the release of more hostages just about an hour after two
that s why we re watching young people eagerly to see what they can make of this. 20 years of mass shootings in schools, they ve maybe they re going to have, you know, think that we all failed them, and they ll try to fix it themselves. let s talk about donald trump j jr. he s in india doing family business. it looks like geopolitical business. same time. there s a debate over whether he s blurring the lines between business and government. i m not sure there s a line there. what do you see that is so unique about the donald trump selling the family business in india right now? look, it goes back to day one of this administration. you have a massive business empire, the trump business empire, and you have the presidency. there are no clear lines that separate them. this has always been a problem. the president has given control of the business to his sons. but as you see, the sons are very close to their father. and they re also very close to geopolitical do you think it
of the united states, first family. dr. biden, friends, family an others on stand by for that. also major concerns over the president-elect s plans with his massive business empire, why the head of government ethics suspect happy. isn t happy.