UPDATE! March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024: "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot.

The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. That power resides with Congress, the court wrote in an unsigned opinion."

Read the AP post here.

We encourage you to still watch the Brooks and Capehart interview, as both men, who come from different political ideological backgrounds, outlined how they believed the Supreme Court would rule, which ended up being the case.

SUMMARY

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether Donald Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot and 2023's political highlights.

For a transcript of this story, click here.

Time codes

Start to 4:13 — Brooks and Capehart discuss Trump and the GOP ballot.

4:13 to end — Brooks and Capehart discuss Nikki Haley and other election issues.

News wrap alternative: Check out recent segments from the NewsHour, and choose the story you’re most interested in watching. You can make a Google doc copy of discussion questions that work for any of the stories here.

WARM UP QUESTIONS

1. Who banned Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot in Maine?
2. What is David Brooks' opinion on the decision made by Maine's secretary of state to keep Donald Trump off the ballot?
3. Where does Jonathan Capehart anticipate the case will go next?
4. Why does Brooks think the Supreme Court is unlikely to allow states to remove Trump's name from any ballot?
5. When do Republican primaries begin?

FOCUS QUESTIONS

Do you think there will be consequences beyond Trump's removal if his name is kept off the ballot in some states? If so, what consequences?

Media literacy: What reasoning was used to remove Trump from ballots in Colorado and Maine? You can read the original decisions here and here. What are some similarities and differences in the rulings? Do you find their reasons persuasive?

Alternative: See, Think, Wonder: What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more?

FOR MORE:

What students can do: Watch this video on "How Gen-Z votes" and answer the following question — how do you think the voting habits of Gen-Z may differ from those of previous generations?

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