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capitol hill this hour, both involving the border. new talks, new hope, but no word of a timeline for a potential hostage deal in the middle east. plus, able proposition that might result donald trump s legal issues once and for all. a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome, everybody, to alex witt reports. it s one pm on the east coast, ten a.m. out west. we begin with two big breaking news stories. first up, the white house is confirming three u.s. s members were killed and at least two dozen injured in an northeast georgia right near the border with syria. president biden said in a statement, quote, while we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical around -backed middle groups operating in syria and iraq. and the other big breaking story, a possible bipartisan deal on immigration and border security. donald trump is urging senators to reject that deal, but republican negotiators s
at least 30 injured, some reportedly with traumatic brain injuries. president biden blames militant groups backed by iran and is pledging to hold those responsible to account. the deadly attack comes as the u.s. attempts to negotiate a temporary cease-fire in gaza and the return of more than 100 hostages still held by hamas. the cia director now in paris to personally oversee the talks. house republicans lay out their case for impeaching the secretary of homeland security. accusing alejandro mayorkas of violating u.s. law by allowing millions of migrants to illegally enter the u.s. president biden changes course, now saying he ll shut down the border when necessary. if congress votes to give him that power. it comes as texas officials defy the white house and threaten to put up more razor wire despite the supreme court s ruling. trump and biden shift their focus to the general election in what is described as the longest presidential campaign ever, as nikki haley resi
case after liberal justice brown jackson recused herself. all conservative justices siding with the majority. they decided both programs do violate the 14th amendment equal protection clause and therefore unlawful. shannon bream, chief legal correspondent is watching it for us. this is a big day. we look back 19 years ago. in 2003 justice sandra day o connor was the swing or deciding vote in what was a landmark supreme court case over race. perhaps the most divisive social, political and cultural issue in the country s history. fast forward to today. tell us about the conservative court majorities blocking colleges using race as part of the admissions process. this case came from a group of asian-american students part of the emphasis saying we re being harmed by the way the race is being used in admissions processes. justice gorsuch during the arguments about this policy said what are you supposed to tell asian american applicants who have coaches telling them try to hide
and this is the ingraham angle from washington tonight. come and take it that s the focus of tonight s angle. good news from the texas ag, ki paxton today for the lone star state does not intend to bend t federal agents trying to enter shelby park in eagle pass for the agency is the park is kind of a staging ground to process migrants into other things migrants who are crossing into the night states. texas governor greg abbott released a statement on tuesday accusing biden of violating his constitutional duties to execut immigration laws and then today this. the authors of the constitution there would be times when the federal government would not so they empowered states article one section ten the right of self-defense. what texas is asserting is our article one section ten right o self-defense because the president of the united states is not fulfilling his duty to enforce the laws passed by congress that deny illegal entr into the united states 50 gabbard is 100 percen