facebook.com/cspan. welcome to today's washington journal we are glad you are with us. we will start with the washington post article that says trump asks the supreme court to keep his name on the ballot. the gop front runner is also appealing a main decision. donald trump asked the supreme court to ensure that he can appear on primary ballots by invalidating the ruling from colorado's courts that says trump is ineligible to serve as president. last month, the colorado ruled he did participate in insurrection and as a result, could not appear on the primary ballot. this is the first time they ruled he could be removed from the ballot based on the provision that bars those participating in an insurrection.

host: an article from cbs news about what you were talking about with this headline. trump businesses got at least 7.8 million dollars in foreign payments while he was president, according to house democrats. it says donald trump's businesses received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments and government-backed entities from 20 countries while he was in the white house. that's according to a new report by house democrats. it is 451 pages long.

host: here is a portion of the filing from former president trump of the supreme court. it says in our system of government colorado's ruling cannot be correct. this court should reconsider this question, reverse the court's ruling and return the right to vote to the voters. the question of eligibility is properly reserved for congress, not the state courts to consider and decide. by considering the question of his eligibility and barring him from the ballot, the supreme