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The Supreme Court grapples with leaving Donald Trump on Colorado's ballot. The Justice Department finished its investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. And five Marines were confirmed dead after a helicopter crash. |
👋Oh wow, Thursday already? Laura Davis here! It's time for the news. |
Is Trump disqualified from being president again? |
The U.S. Supreme Court was in an uncomfortable position Thursday as it considered whether former President Donald Trump is disqualified from being president again. |
| • | What Trump's lawyers say: Allowing states to take him off the ballot – as Colorado and Maine have moved to do – would be anti-democratic and violate the rights of the tens of millions of Americans who want to vote for the GOP frontrunner. | | • | But on the other side: Allowing him to run again after he refused to accept his 2020 loss − which led to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol − would violate an anti-insurrectionist provision of the Constitution. | | • | Here's the issue: Whether Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, a provision added after the Civil War to keep government officials who sided with the Confederacy from returning to power, applies to Trump. The provision bars people who took an oath to support the Constitution from holding office again if they engaged in insurrection. 👉 Our takeaways from the hearing. | | Protestors gather outside the Supreme Court on Thursday as the court reviews a ruling by a Colorado court that barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state's Republican primary ballot due to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY |
Biden won't face charges for classified records at office, home |
The Justice Department notified President Joe Biden it wouldn't pursue criminal charges for his handling of classified documents, which were found at his former office in Washington, D.C., and his home in Delaware, but the report contained multiple comments that may reinforce public concerns about the 81-year-old president's age and memory. In a report made public Thursday, special counsel Robert Hur said charges would not have been warranted even if department policy didn't foreclose criminal charges against a sitting president. "Our investigation uncovered evidence that President Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen," according to the report, which noted in particular classified documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan. 🔎 Everything we know from the report. | The Justice Department's report said President Biden's document practices "present serious risks to national security," and that Biden presented himself "as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." Andrew P. Scott, USA TODAY |
A shooting, an inferno, 6 missing |
Investigators on Thursday began searching a house they believe was intentionally set on fire during a shooting that left two police officers injured and six people, including children, unaccounted for. Police responded to a call Wednesday afternoon that an 11-year-old child had been shot in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. They were met with gunfire when they arrived at the house, and two officers were wounded. Then, smoke and flames erupted at the house − a blaze authorities believe was deliberately set. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer called the search for remains in the house "gruesome," describing it as a recovery operation. 👉 Here's everything we know. | Firefighters work at the scene where two police officers were injured while responding to reported standoff in East Lansdowne, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Matt Rourke, AP |
5 Marines confirmed dead after helicopter crash |
Five U.S. Marines who were aboard a military helicopter that went down in the mountains near San Diego were found dead, authorities said Thursday. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was reported missing Tuesday night during a "routine training flight" from Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, according to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Efforts to recover the remains of the Marines and equipment have begun and an investigation is underway, officials said. The cause of the crash is still unknown. 👉 What we know. | | | | Ashleigh Anderson's 2021 heart attack death while working as a CVS pharmacist became a viral tale of extreme pressure to hit corporate goals. | | | |  | Much of the U.S. will enjoy above-average temperatures in the coming days. But it's not expected to last, as cold and snow could return next week. | | | | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday replaced the country's top general Valery Zaluzhny with an armed forces commander named Oleksandr Syrsky. | | | | Two economists argue Congress should abolish the subsidies that allow people to make pre-tax contributions to retirement savings accounts. | | | | The Essentials: Grammy-winning "ICU" singer Coco Jones reveals how she stays red carpet ready, plus her style tips from her "Bel-Air" character. | | | | The vote came the day after the chamber voted down a bipartisan border security deal attached to similar emergency spending. | | | | In an interview with People magazine, Robert De Niro reflected on the "awful" death of his grandson from an accidental drug overdose. | | | | Country stars Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires are divorcing after 10 years of marriage. The couple would have celebrated 11 years this month. | | | | How does narcissism show itself in the bedroom? According to experts, narcissists can be skilled sexual partners. But there's more to the story. | | | | "Couple to Throuple" on Peacock pokes and prods at its viewers' preconceived notions about polyamory, giving them a necessary education. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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