decision very, very shortly in that discussion to authorize the strikes against these particular targets. is there anything you can tell us about the u. s contractor killed. i m afraid not. i mean, we re trying to give the family some time and in space here to grieve. they just got devastating news yesterday. we do know that he was an american citizen and a contractor working for us at that particular base. but again , poppy, i think you can understand where we re going to give them a little bit of privacy right now, just to follow to poppy s question there. what are the things that us can the us do anything to help keep the personnel and u s contractsafe tre? well, the actions that we took yesterday are part and parcel that effort, don, i mean we re going to work to protect our people and our facilities as best we can. it s a dangerous environment. you said it at the top were there to defeat isis to ensure the enduring defeat of isis. they are still a threat in syria. they a
indiana residence. he had requested a search of his home out of an abundance of caution. it is still not clear what the documents are related to or even their level of classification. we have our legal expert barbara mcquaid ready to break it down and what we know in a moment. and meanwhile, the fbi and justice department s national security divisions have already launched a review of the material and how they ended up in pence s home. and we re also on capitol hill with the latest reaction from republicans who are already ramping up their congressional investigations into jean-pierre s handling of classified documents after leaving his post as vice president. and today s bombshell marks the third time in recent history in which a president or vice president has inappropriately possessed classified material after leaving office. so where does that leave merrick garland? joining me now is monica alba, ali vitali and also barbara mcquaid. what do we know about the search of pen
removed from the process, and that social media companies could make their own decisions on how to best moderate content. media platforms make independent choices about their information that they present. of course, it s up to these companies to make their own decisions about the content on their platforms and to ensure content follows their own standards and policies. twitter as you know is a private company and they will make their own decision. yeah, right. plausible deniability is the name of the game. just send foich on an endless press tour claiming the science is settled and opposing viewpoints aren t just wrong but very dangerous. that way joe biden gets to keep his hands clean. it seems like the people who spread the disinformation are very energetic and seem to have nothing else to do but do that. so we ve got to be out there, scientists and the general public and those who understand the facts, and get out there and talk about true and correct informati
now for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening lawrence. good evening alex. seeing is kevin mccarthy s first order of business in the house of representatives is to prove how much we do not need a house of representatives if it is to be run by the legislative crazies of the republican party. maybe that will never be seated. maybe this is it. maybe it s just about the upper chamber? so far, the republicans have done no damage in the house of representatives. the damage begins as soon as they have control of it with the speaker. we are wishing for the good old days when nobody was seated, once they do. and, alex, one nice note for history today is that the person who is next in line for the presidency, after the vice president, is, once again, a woman, because patty murray became the president pro tem of the united states senate, and there is no speaker of the house. so, as of now, the next in line for the presidency is a woman in the united states senate
chamber. so far the republicans have done no damage in house of representatives. the damage begins as soon as they have control of it, with the speaker. we will be wishing for the good old days when nobody was seated. and, alex, one nice note for history today is that the person who is next in line for the presidency, after the vice president, is, once again, a woman, because patty murray became the president pro tem of the united states senate, and there is no speaker of the house. so, as of now, the next in line for the presidency is a woman in the united states senate. so, you know, we could live with this. we could. they are welcome. have a great show. thank you alex. thank you. in other news, that you should know, that is actually happening in this country while, in a way, nothing is happening in the house of representatives, is that in south carolina today, the south carolina supreme court has ruled that the south carolina constitution provides a right to priv